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Collection of flaked stone tools
Object Number 2004.29.12867
Display Title Collection of flaked stone tools
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Leaf shaped knives as tools rather than weapons. / Size 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches. Material Quartzite / Morsel Bay. C. Colony. / Gift of Geo. Leith"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1920
Culture
  • prehistoric Sub-Saharan African periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Collodion Printing-out Paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 14.605 cm (4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by George Leith

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