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Object Number 72-20-50/6761
Display Title Perforated stone, used by bushmen as a weight to a pick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone tool, unclassified, perforated and round
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 8.3 x 2.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 6761
Provenance
Collector South African Museum
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1872)

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