Accession No
Z 40040
Description
Shell adze made from a queen conch (strombus gigas). Plano-convex in cross-section. Curved cutting edge. Upper face smoothed, now delaminating. Butt end missing.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40040; MAA: ?1888.48; ?1889.156; ?1890.124; ?1891.76
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Stombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
138mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in ink: 'III. H [3?].' written over a pencil inscription which is illegible.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Marked in black ink: 'BARBADOS.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: '5/7/88 [written vertically]. H.W.F.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of adze of ridged shell; Broken.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from a queen conch (strombus gigas). Plano-convex in cross-section. Curved cutting edge. Upper face smoothed, now delaminating. Butt end missing.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:137767
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