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1931.37.4

Circular roughly carved quartz stone with small perforated hole in the centre. [MJD 15/12/2009]

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1931.37.4

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Collection type: Object
Description: Circular roughly carved quartz stone with small perforated hole in the centre. [MJD 15/12/2009]
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Person: Field collector G.R. Nicolaus; PRM source G.R. Nicolaus
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Quartz Stone, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1931.37.4

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