Handaxe

Museum number:
5-5285
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2118
Description:
polymorphic sandstone core axe
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Kanda Kumbi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
near Manianga, on south bank of Congo River
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
August 1959
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 16 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2005-2006 #2: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-5285, described as polymorphic sandstone core axeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-5285, described as polymorphic sandstone core axe
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-5285, described as polymorphic sandstone core axe

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