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1925.46.201

Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, the proximal edge is curved and the distal edge is straight. [MJD 26/02/2010]


1925.46.201

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, the proximal edge is curved and the distal edge is straight. [MJD 26/02/2010]
Long description
Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, the proximal edge is curved and the distal edge is straight. The surfaces are worn smooth. There is a blank rectangular label stuck on the stone. [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 73 mm, Width: max 83 mm, Length: max 173 mm, Weight 721 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.46.201
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, Weapon, Hand-axe