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1927.37.58.33

Flake of dark grey and white stone, roughly triangular with a pointed distal edge. [LKG 23/03/2010]


1927.37.58.33

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flake of dark grey and white stone, roughly triangular with a pointed distal edge. [LKG 23/03/2010]
Long description
Flake of dark grey and white stone, roughly triangular with a pointed distal edge. The distal end of the stone is white while the proximal is a mottled dark grey in colour. The stone has converging long sides, one of which is markedly more jagged, having two distinct points along its length at the proximal end. [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 13 mm, Length 43 mm, Weight 5 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.37.58.33
Research and responses

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

Search terms: Tool, Flake