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1978.20.453

Chert flake hafted to a split stick and bound with vegetable fibre.

1978.20.453

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chert flake hafted to a split stick and bound with vegetable fibre.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups
Tiati
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
By 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Chert Stone, Material Plant Fibre, Process Flaked, Process Bound, Process Split, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Height: max 24 mm total, Width: max 31 mm total, Width: max 27 mm blade, Length: max 2090 mm total, Length 55 mm blade
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.453 Other numbers: JB266A JB226B JB226C

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