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Perforated stones
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Object Number 18-19-50/B2077
Display Title Perforated stones
Descriptions
Object Description Weight for digging stick
Inventory Description Weight, roundcarved stone, perforation at center, jagged surface.
Classification
  • Weight
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bushmen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / Transvaal
Additional Geographic Terms Lyndenberg District; Northern Transvaal
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 22 x 8.5 cm (8 7/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B2077

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