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Image Not Available for Collection of flaked and ground stone objects
Collection of flaked and ground stone objects
Image Not Available for Collection of flaked and ground stone objects
Object Number 2004.29.12858
Display Title Collection of flaked and ground stone objects
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Cape Colony / a'. Quartzin drilled half-through / A- perforated stone of softer material used by Bushmen / for digging sticks. (?) C. Colony / AA- Perforated piece of millstone - from Pretoria / Gift of Geo. Leith"; printed on photograph: "Plate 12."
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1920
Culture
  • prehistoric Sub-Saharan African periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Gelatin Printing-out paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by George Leith

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