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1927.34.3

Stone tool made from a lump of orange-brown stone, with patches of dark brown colour. [LKG 19/03/2010]


1927.34.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool made from a lump of orange-brown stone, with patches of dark brown colour. [LKG 19/03/2010]
Long description
Stone tool made from a lump of orange-brown stone, with patches of dark brown colour. The stone has an area of distinctive stepped edges running roughly parallel to one of its long sides. On the ?ventral side, the stone is characterised by three circular holes around the centre of the side. The stone tapers to a rounded point at the distal end. [LKG 19/03/2010]
Geographical reference
KwaZulu-Natal Province Pietermaritzburg
Person
Field collector C.G. Bliss
PRM source C.G. Bliss
Date
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Quartzite Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length 172 mm, Width 95 mm, Weight 573 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.34.3

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