Stone with a hole

B&W photographic print. 'Large stone of squat type; female: Near Maldam and on the surrounding plateau are many monolithic remains, the former inhabitants having carved stones - some pear shaped and "female" with holes in them, and others "male" of phallic form. Others appear to be "sitting ston...

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Date(s) of creation: 30 July 1928
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005095
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_58.02.T.15
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PP MS 58/02/T/15
callnumber_txt PP MS 58/02/T/15
callnumber-sort PP MS 58/02/T/15
prefix_number 15
title Stone with a hole
scb_date_creation 30 July 1928
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 photograph
author Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_facet Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
authorStr Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
author_letter Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
format Archive
description B&W photographic print. 'Large stone of squat type; female: Near Maldam and on the surrounding plateau are many monolithic remains, the former inhabitants having carved stones - some pear shaped and "female" with holes in them, and others "male" of phallic form. Others appear to be "sitting stones" of a bun shape.'
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by J.P. Mills
language No linguistic content
language_search No linguistic content
scb_scripts_material Unwritten
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs 9.5 x 7 cm
scb_url http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005095
scb_url_description Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 58
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_58.0002.00T.0015