Backed flake

Museum number:
5-2266
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
40730 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
Backed flake; blade ?; chert; 76 mm. L.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Lukala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Collector:
Musee de l'Afrique Centrale
Collection date:
March 9, 1943
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Backed blades (stone tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 7.6 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 Backed flake, accession number 5-2266, described as Backed flake; blade ?; chert; 76 mm. L.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Backed flake, accession number 5-2266, described as Backed flake; blade ?; chert; 76 mm. L.

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