Foliate point

Museum number:
5-2278
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40865 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
Bifacially worked foliate point; clear quartz crystal; 31 mm. L., 25 mm. W.
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
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 2.5 centimeters and length 3.1 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 titled Foliate point, accession number 5-2278, described as Bifacially worked foliate point; clear quartz crystal; 31 mm. L., 25 mm. W.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Foliate point, accession number 5-2278, described as Bifacially worked foliate point; clear quartz crystal; 31 mm. L., 25 mm. W.

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