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Object Number
2004.29.12868
Display Title
Collection of flaked stone tools
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Long skinning knives - Vary from 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 in. in length. / Generally flaked off thin and convex on the upper side. The / material in every case is a fine grained Quartzite (Crystalline / Sandstone. All were found in cave deposits near Morsel Bay. / Cape Colony. / Geo. Leith / Gift of Geo. Leith"; printed on photograph: "Plate 1."
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1920
Culture
- prehistoric Sub-Saharan African periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 9.525 × 13.97 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
George Leith
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