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. This example was found in a cave at Kasanieri, Yengema.

Further Information

• Type: Tools, implements
• Object: Bored Stone
• Materials: Stone
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1949
• Associated Places: Kasanieri, Yengema (Place Found)
• Associated People: Mr. J.D. Pollet, Director of Geological Surveys, New England (Donor)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1949.04.01

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