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1928.68.439

Round flat digging-stick weight with central perforation. [MJD 27/04/2010]

1928.68.439

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Collection type
Object
Description
Round flat digging-stick weight with central perforation. [MJD 27/04/2010]
Long description
Round flat digging-stick weight with central perforation. The stone is brownish orange in colour. [MJD 27/04/2010]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Western Cape Province Port Beaufort
Person
Field collector Henry Thurburn
PRM source Arthur John Evans
Date
Date collected
1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter 77 mm, Height: max 30 mm, Weight 230 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.68.439
Research and responses

Other material collected by Henry Thurburn is present in the British Museum. See Mitchell, P. 2002. Catalogue of the southern African Stone Age collections of the British Museum. British Museum Occasional Papers 108: 1-232. [AS 11/03/2010]

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Food and Fuel Gathering, Measurement, Digging Stick, Weight