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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.237
Display Title
Flint knife with corner tang from CA Mather collection
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Williamson County, Texas. 34-119. / C. A. Mather Collection. From Leonard Brown farm, 7 mi. N. of Liberty Hill. / This type of flint knife with corner tang is occassionally found in various parts of Central Texas, and three specimens come from as far west as the Pecos River in Val Verde County, one from near Borger in the Panhandle. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Manufacture and General Utility
Subject
- Knife
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Williamson County
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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