Accession No
Z 40033 A.1
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round cutting edge; rounded sides with a lenticular cross-section; fragmented butt. Ground on both faces; scoop-like on the bottom surface.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; ?Maxwell
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40033 A.1; MAA: ?1889.154 A; ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell
Local Term
Measurements
87mm
Events
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 40033 [A-B]: 'Shell Adze'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Round cutting edge; rounded sides with a lenticular cross-section; fragmented butt. Ground on both faces; scoop-like on the bottom surface.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:137761
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