Accession No
Z 2671.2
Description
Polished shell adze or axe made from a queen conch (strombus gigas). Concave-convex in cross-section. Curved cutting edge, ground and bevelled on lower face. Butt end missing. Green staining from copper minerals.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 2671.2; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Stombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'BARBADOS. H.W.F.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Display)
One of Z 2671.1-7 displayed CUMAA until 1985. One displayed CUMAA Andrews Gallery, "The Americas 1492", 15 June 1992 to ?.
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 2671[.1-7]: 'The convex-concave shape is that of the shell itself.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Polished shell adze or axe made from a queen conch (strombus gigas). Concave-convex in cross-section. Curved cutting edge, ground and bevelled on lower face. Butt end missing. Green marks present on surface.
Event Date 3/6/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:136604
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