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1938.35.259

Gun flint, made of red-brown stone. It is thin, flat and roughly rectangular in shape. Sharpened edges all the way around. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]

1938.35.259

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun flint, made of red-brown stone. It is thin, flat and roughly rectangular in shape. Sharpened edges all the way around. [ILL [OPS move] 12/9/2017]
Cultural groups
Chokwe
Person
Field collector Melville William Hilton-Simpson
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 21 mm, Depth: max 5 mm, Length: max 26 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.259 Other numbers: 941

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Trade, Gun-flint, Firearm Accessory

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