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Object Number 18-19-50/B2077.1
Display Title Perforated stones
Descriptions
Inventory Description Perforated stones, discoidal, hour-glass shaped perforation, rough
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bushmen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / Transvaal
Additional Geographic Terms Lyndenberg District; Northern Transvaal
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 21 x 11.5 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object B2077

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