Accession No
Z 40032 A.1
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge, ground on both faces and bevelled on the scooped face; butt end incorporates the siphonal canal. Large chip to one side; cream-brown in colour.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40032 A.1; MAA: ?1889.154 A; ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
121mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Printed label found loose in box reads: 'Barbados. H. W. Feilden Coll[ection].
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Analysis)
Marked 'Barbados' in same handwriting as Z 40032 which said 'Barbados H.W.F.', which is from the Feilden collection
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
In same box was a scrap of paper saying 'Probably Barbados fr. Maxwell [?midden]'
[although objects from the Maxwell kitchen midden often have that information on the labels. Imogen Gunn 30/05/2024]
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 40032 A[.1-3]: 'Scoop-like tool'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously the Place field included Maxwell on the basis of a note that is not present. Also, the objects from that site are usually marked with that information, and these are not. Therefore, Maxwell has been removed from the place field.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge, ground on both faces and bevelled on the scooped face; butt end incorporates the siphonal canal. Large chip to one side; cream-brown in colour.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:137759
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