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1925.46.128

Stone tool, possibly a hand-axe, brownish orange in colour, edges are roughly retouched. [MJD 26/02/2010]


1925.46.128

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool, possibly a hand-axe, brownish orange in colour, edges are roughly retouched. [MJD 26/02/2010]
Long description
Stone tool, possibly a hand-axe, brownish orange in colour, edges are roughly retouched. The stone is irregularly shaped. [MJD 26/02/2010]
Geographical reference
Northern Cape Province Nooitgedacht
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925?, uncertain Archaeological period: Later Stone Age
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925, uncertain Found unentered: 07/2002
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Height: max 60 mm, Width: max 105 mm, Length: max 197 mm, Weight 1114 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.46.128
Research and responses

Following communication with David Morris at the Kimberley museum it seems that this collection may have been sent to Henry Balfour for his opinion on them, since a previous collection had been sent to him. These items bear Kimberley museum accession numbers and that museum holds data relating to their source sites etc. [CRFW 3/9/2002]

Search terms: Tool, Hand-axe