Backed blade

Museum number:
5-3627
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003627
Accession number:
Acc.1811
Description:
Chert backed blade.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Karamoja, Uganda
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
February 1963
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Backed blades (stone tools)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 3.1 centimeters, length 3.1 centimeters, width 0.8 centimeters, and width 0.08 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 blade, accession number 5-3627, described as Chert backed blade.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 5-3627, described as Chert backed blade.

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