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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