Pick

Museum number:
5-2291
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002291
Alternate number:
67224 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1494
Description:
High-backed pick; silcrete
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Leopoldville-Est, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Leopoldville- Est; Site A; dans argile grasse 'R';
Culture or time period:
Sangoan
Collector:
Musee de l'Afrique Centrale
Collection date:
1951
Materials:
Quartz (mineral)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Picks (tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 85 millimeters and length 170 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Pick, accession number 5-2291, described as High-backed pick; silcreteHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Pick, accession number 5-2291, described as High-backed pick; silcreteHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Pick, accession number 5-2291, described as High-backed pick; silcrete
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pick, accession number 5-2291, described as High-backed pick; silcrete

Tools