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Collection of stone implements
Object Number 2004.29.12873
Display Title Collection of stone implements
Descriptions
Object Description written on board: "Implements made of "carried" stone from the coast caves near / Moses Bay. Material- chert. (Rows A & B), Quartz (Q.cl), / Agate - a, b, c, d, e. P. is frag. of a polished stone implement - the only / one I have heard of as found in S. Africa. material is jet black / shale (?) / Gift of Geo Leith"; printed on photograph: "Plate 7."
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: 9.525 × 13.97 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by George Leith

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