Accession No
Z 40011.1
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round cutting edge; rounded sides; tapering, curved butt, incorporating the siphonal canal. Ground surfaces.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40011.1; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
135mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Unmarked but were in same boxes as similar ones marked 'Barbados H.W.F.', so possibly from the Feilden collection
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Shell scoop-like tools'
Event Date 23/4/1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round cutting edge; rounded sides; tapering, curved butt, incorporating the siphonal canal. Ground surfaces.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:137743
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