Chopper

Museum number:
5-2412
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002412
Alternate number:
2309 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1648
Description:
Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missing
Donor:
Louis Girard Segers and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kasongo-Maniema, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
40 cm depth
Culture or time period:
Lupemban
Collector:
Louis Girard Segers
Collection date:
1950-1960
Materials:
Quartzite
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 16.6 centimeters and width 4.9 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2412, described as Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missingHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2412, described as Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missingHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2412, described as Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missingHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2412, described as Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missing
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-2412, described as Chopper; long; quartzite; one end missing

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