Bored Stone

A steatite, or soapstone, carinated circular disc, with a hole bored through the middle. Stones such as this are proliferate in Sierra Leone, and thought to be digging weights.

Further Information

• Type: Tools, implements
• Object: Bored Stone
• Materials: Stone
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 71mm [D]
• Production Date: Pre 1949
• Associated Places: Sefadu
• Associated People: Norman Ross Junner
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1949.19.6

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