Chopper

Museum number:
5-2400
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2778B (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1648
Object count:
1
Description:
Long ovate chopper or blade; biface; quartzite
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:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 6.2 centimeters and length 19.9 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 Chopper, accession number 5-2400, described as Long ovate chopper or blade; biface; quartziteHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Chopper, accession number 5-2400, described as Long ovate chopper or blade; biface; quartzite
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-2400, described as Long ovate chopper or blade; biface; quartzite

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