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Object Number 971-2-50/11549
Display Title Stone hammer; metamorphic, 4.5 x 4 in.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hammer, stone, amorphous, rough
Classification
  • Hammer
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 9 x 10.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11549

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