Accession No

1922.57


Description

One petaloid celt of green stone. Lenticular in cross section; ground all over; pointed butt end; tapering straight sides; curved cutting edge.


Place

?Oceania; ?Polynesia; ?Aotearoa New Zealand; ?Americas; ?Caribbean; ?Jamaica


Period

?Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1922.57


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Greenstone


Local Term

Toki


Measurements

76mm x 153mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten paper label adhered to object reading in black ink: 'Spence Perceval Entered as New Zealand ?Jamaica'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
1 ground axe; Petaloid celt, green stone.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Greenstone axe or celt of petal form.'
Event Date 1922
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads [black typescript:] 'Entered as N.Z. but label says ?Jamaica and looks West Indian.
Event Date 1922
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (Found together / assemblage)
Entered in accessions book as New Zealand, but looks West Indian and was found 1985 in American cupboard with other West Indian items.
Event Date 1985
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Edited to include details on card in West Indies drawer.
Event Date 22/12/1992
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
One petaloid celt of green stone. Lenticular in cross section; ground all over; pointed butt end; tapering straight sides; curved cutting edge.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:137247

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