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1927.37.58.31

Flake of dark greenish-browns stone. Roughly pointed at the distal edge, with a broader curved distal end. [LKG 23/03/2010]


1927.37.58.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flake of dark greenish-browns stone. Roughly pointed at the distal edge, with a broader curved distal end. [LKG 23/03/2010]
Long description
Flake of dark greenish-browns stone. Roughly pointed at the distal edge, with a broader curved distal end. On the stone's ventral side there is a pair of arisses which angle toward one another in the direction of the distal edge, where they converge and form a distinct point. [LKG 23/03/2010]
Geographical reference
Free State Ficksburg
Person
Field collector Winifred Mabel Brunton
PRM source Winifred Mabel Brunton
Date
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Width 31 mm, Length 31 mm, Weight 6 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.37.58.31
Research and responses

Donga is a South African term for a drainage or erosion ditch. [CRFW 16/9/2002]

Search terms: Tool, Flake