Accession No
Z 40013 A
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Curved cutting edge with one ground and naturally bevelled face. The butt end incorporated a twisting siphonal canal.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; Codrington College
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40013 A; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
165mm
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Was in same box as Feilden material
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Scoop-like tool
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 40013 A-B: 'Shell tools.'
Event Date 23/4/1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus Gigas). Curved cutting edge with one ground and naturally bevelled face. The butt end incorporated a twisting siphonal canal.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:137747
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