Accession No
Z 40027.1
Description
Shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (strombus gigas). Ground on both surfaces with one face bevelled, slightly rounded cutting edge with one corner chipped, flat edges, one side of body thicker than the other, sides tapering to a narrow pointed butt.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; ?Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40027.1; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Queen conch; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
115mm
Events
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'.
Event Date 1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 40027[.1-21]: '20 adzes and one ridged tool made of shell.'
Event Date 21/5/1985
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (strombus gigas). Ground on both surfaces with one face bevelled, slightly rounded cutting edge with one corner chipped, flat edges, one side of body thicker than the other, sides tapering to a narrow pointed butt.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:137753
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