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Object Number
989-31-50/12151
Display Title
Stone flakes, 3
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone flakes, 3, very small, clear; collected during manufacture of artifact by Dassenitch youth; debitage
Inventory Description
Chipping debris, quartz flakes
Classification
- Edged
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1974 ca.
Culture
- Dassenitch
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Koobi Fora
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Turkana, East of
Materials
Quartz, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm (13/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
989-31-50/12151
Credit Line
In memory of Glynn Isaac
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Glynn Isaac
(1970-1974 ca.)
Donor
Barbara Isaac
(6/28/1988 - 12/27/1989)
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