General
General
Object Auto ID
25145
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_33298
Common Name
OPI Wound bead
Classified Name
BEAD
Local Name
Wound bead
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Doughnut shaped wound bead with white/cream patina. Bead is tagged with following number: OPI LC/I B88

Provenance

Oudepost 1 archaeological site, Darling, Western Cape

Owner
Iziko Museums of South Africa - Social History Collections
Iziko Museums of South Africa: Archaeology
Description
Material Types
Bone
Colours
Cream
Distinguishing Features

Large cream coloured wound bead.

Measurement Type Unit Value
Height
mm
6.00
Diameter
mm
6.80
History
Object Age
1669 to 1732
Object Age Comment
The site from where the beads were excavated was occupied between 1669-1732
Collector
University of Cape Town - Archaeology
Collector Comment
Beads were excavated by UCT Archaeology and recently handed the items over to Iziko for curation.
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Journal
Carmel Schrire, Kathryn Cruz-Uribe and Jane Klose 1993. The Site History of the Historical Site at Oudepost I, Cape. Goodwin Series, Vol. 7, Historical Archaeology in the Western Cape, pp. 21-32.
Site Association
Site Reference
OPI 1
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