Cobble

Museum number:
5-4358
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Basalt cobble with ridge on top; ridge used to shape iron objects by smith; w. ca. 19 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cobble, accession number 5-4358, described as Basalt cobble with ridge on top; ridge used to shape iron objects by smith; w. ca. 19 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cobble, accession number 5-4358, described as Basalt cobble with ridge on top; ridge used to shape iron objects by smith; w. ca. 19 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cobble, accession number 5-4358, described as Basalt cobble with ridge on top; ridge used to shape iron objects by smith; w. ca. 19 cm.

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