Handaxe

Museum number:
5-2409
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2309 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1648
Description:
Hand-axe; leaf-shaped; red jasper; biface
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:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 4.5 centimeters and length 8.8 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 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2409, described as Hand-axe; leaf-shaped; red jasper; bifaceHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2409, described as Hand-axe; leaf-shaped; red jasper; biface
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2409, described as Hand-axe; leaf-shaped; red jasper; biface

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