Accession No
Z 40007
Description
Large shell adze. Oblong with semicircular cross-section, ground and polished; formed of one curved face and one flat face; cutting edge has angled bevel and is curved; tapering to a curved butt end. Brown-grey in colour; with a large triangular chip missing from bevel of cutting edge.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; ?Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40007
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; ?Strombus Gigas; ?Tridacna Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
297mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Scribe of Z number has also written '?Barbados'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Labels & Markings)
Pencilled on it are some largely illegible words: '[?]Mamian [?...] South [?]Scout'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell Adze
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Large shell adze. Oblong with semicircular cross-section, ground and polished; formed of one curved face and one flat face; cutting edge has angled bevel and is curved; tapering to a curved butt end. Brown-grey in colour; with a large triangular chip missing from bevel of cutting edge.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:137738
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