Accession No
Z 40012 A
Description
Shell adze or axe made from the lip of a queen conch (strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge, ground and bevelled on both faces, tapering to butt end.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; ?Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40012 A; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Stombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
105mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 40012 A-C: 'Shell tools.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Adze made from ridged shell.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
No collector's markings, but found in boxes with Feilden (mostly) and other Barbados items
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze or axe made from the lip of a queen conch (strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge, ground and bevelled on both faces, tapering to butt end.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:137744
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