Accession No

Z 2665 A


Description

Olive snail shell with a circular hole at the apex. Possibly used as a bead.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; Maxwell


Period

?Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 2665 A; MAA: 1889.154 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell


Local Term


Measurements

42mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Surface marked in pencil: 'K. Midden Maxwell.'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Physical description)
Z 2665 A-B: 'Two shells, one perforated and the other slightly so.'
Event Date
Author: maa


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 (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)
Olive snail shell with a circular hole at the apex. Possibly used as a bead.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


FM:136597

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