Handaxe

Museum number:
5-2295
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002295
Alternate number:
76207 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
Handaxe; chopper; grey polymorph sandstone
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Nyarunazi, Burundi
Verbatim coll. place:
surface
Culture or time period:
Sangoan
Collector:
Musee de l'Afrique Centrale
Collection date:
August-September 1960
Materials:
Sandstone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 13.5 centimeters and width 9.5 centimeters
Comment:
Found by J. Nenquin
Loans:
S1965-1966 #4: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Robert F. G. Spier (July 13, 1965–July 15, 1965) and 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 Handaxe, accession number 5-2295, described as Handaxe; chopper; grey polymorph sandstoneHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2295, described as Handaxe; chopper; grey polymorph sandstone
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2295, described as Handaxe; chopper; grey polymorph sandstone

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