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1925.46.258

Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, roughly shaped like a teardrop. [MJD 02/03/2010]


1925.46.258

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, roughly shaped like a teardrop. [MJD 02/03/2010]
Long description
Stone hand-axe, grey in colour, roughly shaped like a teardrop. The surfaces have a small area of calcium deposit. [MJD 02/03/2010]
Geographical reference
Northern Cape Province Windsorton
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 34 mm, Width: max 76 mm, Length: max 132 mm, Weight 385 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.46.258
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