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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