Accession No
Z 40026.1
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round, slightly chipped cutting edge; rounded sides; tapering, curved butt, incorporating the siphonal canal. Ground surfaces; bevelled on the bottom surface at the cutting edge.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; ?Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40026.1; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
86mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 40026[.1-53]: 'Scoop-like tools, some more like adzes than scoops'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
No collector's markings, but found in box with a few items marked 'Barbados H.W.F.' and a bit of paper saying 'Barbados, remains of Feilden collection'. [Note not seen. Esther Laver, 05/06/2024.]
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round, slightly chipped cutting edge; rounded sides; tapering, curved butt, incorporating the siphonal canal. Ground surfaces; bevelled on the bottom surface at the cutting edge.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:137752
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