Chopper

Museum number:
5-2289
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002289
Alternate number:
67219 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
Discoidal chopper; silcrete
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Leopoldville-Est, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Leopoldville- Est; Site A; dans argile grasse 'R';
Culture or time period:
Sangoan
Collector:
Musee de l'Afrique Centrale
Collection date:
1951
Materials:
Quartz (mineral)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 110 millimeters and width 11 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2289, described as Discoidal chopper; silcreteHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2289, described as Discoidal chopper; silcrete
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-2289, described as Discoidal chopper; silcrete

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