General
General
Object Auto ID
25148
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_33301
Common Name
OPI Bone beads
Classified Name
Beads
BEAD
Local Name
Bone beads
Quantity
2.00
Object Description

Round, lathe-turned perforated beads with parallel-sided surfaces. Beads are shiny. Each bead is tagged and numbered accordingly:OPI NA B86;
OPI RG B87

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
Brown
Distinguishing Features

Can see the turning striations on the beads.

Measurement Type Unit Value
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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