Core-axe

Museum number:
5-2255
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002255
Alternate number:
40752 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
Core-axe; quartz
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Lukala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collector:
Musee de l'Afrique Centrale
Collection date:
March 9, 1943
Materials:
Quartz (mineral)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Axes (stone tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 5.1 centimeters and length 11.8 centimeters
Comment:
Collected by M. Geremont; Direcotor of Usines A'cement la Lukala
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Core-axe, accession number 5-2255, described as Core-axe; quartzHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Core-axe, accession number 5-2255, described as Core-axe; quartz
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Core-axe, accession number 5-2255, described as Core-axe; quartz

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