Blade

Museum number:
5-5385
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005385
Accession number:
Acc.2121
Description:
Obsidian trimmed blade
Donor:
Charles M. Keller
Collection place:
Prospect Farm, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Capsian
Collector:
Charles M. Keller
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Blades (stone tools)
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 5-5385, described as Obsidian trimmed blade
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 5-5385, described as Obsidian trimmed blade

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