Backed blade

Museum number:

5-1363.1

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210501363@2e1

Alternate number:

part of 101 (lot number - see accession file)

Accession number:

Acc.1090

Description:

small backed blade, crescent microliths

Donor:

University of California African Expedition

Collection place:

Kenya

Collector:

University of California African Expedition

Collection date:

1947-1948

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Backed blades (stone tools), Microliths (stone tools), and Microliths (tool components)

Accession date:

1952

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

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)

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