Blade

Museum number:
5-2401
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002401
Alternate number:
2779 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1648
Object count:
1
Description:
Blade; biface; chert
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:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Blades (stone tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 3.8 centimeters and length 9.8 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2023-2024 #1: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Blade, accession number 5-2401, described as Blade; biface; chertHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Blade, accession number 5-2401, described as Blade; biface; chert
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 5-2401, described as Blade; biface; chert

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