Accession No

Z 2659 A


Description

One lug or adorno of red fabric with grey core. Head like knob with one circular incisions on its left and right side.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; ?Maxwell


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic Saladoid Troumassoid


Source

?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 2659 A; MAA: ?1889.154 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

39mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
The Accession Register for 1889.154 records that these were found by the donor in a kitchen midden at Maxwell, 6 November 1888.

Event Date 6/11/1888
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Examined by Ronald Taylor, Director of the Barbados Museum, on 2 June 1977. 'This is lug of double handled small dish. Early arawak. c. 800-900 AD.' See archive for notes and drawing of object (FA4/2/1).
Event Date 2/6/1977
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Context (Analysis)
Examined by Ronald Taylor, Director of the Barbados Museum, on 2 June 1977. See archive for notes (FA4/2/1).
Event Date 2/6/1977
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Display)
Exhibited: 2 on display Maudslay Gallery West Indies case until 1985
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Analysis)
Predominantly Late Saladoid, with some Early Saladoid and some Troumassoid elements, say 600-1000 AD.
Event Date 1/1993
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
Harris, M.H. and Hinds, R. (1995). ‘Pottery from Maxwell, Barbados’. In Alegria, R. and Rodriguez, M. (eds), Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Congress for Caribbean Archaeology. Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, San Juan, Puerto Rico. pp. 511‑522.
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
One of these sherds belongs with two from Z 2660 and Z 2661 and together forms part of the rim and body of a small bowl.
Event Date 1/10/2003
Author: maa


Context (References)
Harris, M.H. (2019). ‘The Pre-Colonial Pottery of Barbados’. In de Waal, M.S. et al (eds.), Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 77-97
Event Date 2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
One lug or adorno of red fabric with grey core. Head like knob with one circular incisions on its left and right side.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Context (Amendments / updates)
Since only objects with the idno Z 2661 A, Z 2661 B, and Z 2661 D.1 have a label with the unambiguous information 'Maxwell' and 'H.W.F.', the 'Place' and 'Source' fields of the other objects under the idnos Z 2659, Z 2660, and Z 2661 were updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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