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1927.37.58.46

Large flake of semi-translucent stone. Roughly triangular, grey with brown and white veins of colour. [LKG 23/03/2010]

1927.37.58.46

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large flake of semi-translucent stone. Roughly triangular, grey with brown and white veins of colour. [LKG 23/03/2010]
Long description
Large flake of semi-translucent stone. Roughly triangular, grey with brown and white veins of colour. The distal edge of the stone is pointed and the proximal is rough with small jagged egdes. [LKG 23/03/2010]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
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 48 mm, Weight 18 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.37.58.46
Research and responses

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

Search terms: Tool, Flake