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1924.39.28

Stone tool made from grey tinged yellow-ochre coloured rock. [LKG 15/02/2010]


1924.39.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool made from grey tinged yellow-ochre coloured rock. [LKG 15/02/2010]
Long description
Stone tool made from grey tinged yellow-ochre coloured rock. The stone roughly tapers to a point at the distal end. The ventral side of the stone is lighter in colour and is marked by a deep and curved scar plain at the proximal end. [LKG 15/02/2010]
Geographical reference
Cape Province Wellington
Person
Field collector Florence May Snell
PRM source Florence May Snell
Date
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Sandstone Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width 107 mm, Length 167 mm, Weight 783 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.39.28
Research and responses

Cape Province is the name of a defunct province of South Africa. It encompasses the old Cape Colony and was subdivided in to the provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Provinces following the abolition of apartheid in 1994. When this site has been accurately located, the name of the province should be altered accordingly [CMP 23/08/2010]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Hand-axe