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: Mende
  • Dimensions: 48mm [T] x 135mm [D]
  • Production Date: Pre 1892
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
  • Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/66

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