Chopper

Museum number:
3-19785
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2060
Description:
Chopper (?), red and white, basalt and limestone (?), polygonal and vaguely spherical but somewhat pointed, worked slightly; length 7.1 cm, width 6.8 cm, height 4.7 cm
Donor:
Richard H. Brooks and University Appropriation
Collection place:
San Francisco de Conchos Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
San Francisco de los Conchos
Collector:
Richard H. Brooks
Collection date:
1955-1957
Materials:
Basalt (basic igneous rock) and Limestone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1957
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 3-19785, described as Chopper (?), red and white, basalt and limestone (?), polygonal and vaguely spherical but somewhat pointed, worked slightly; length 7.1 cm, width 6.8 cm, height 4.7 cm

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