Accession No
Z 40041
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge ground on one face with a natural bevel terminating in a twisting siphonal canal. Some areas of loss are visible on 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 40041
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell: Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'Ex Cave on Bennett's, H.W.F., 8/5/88'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Scoop-like tool
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected on 8 May 1888
Event Date 8/5/1888
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge ground on one face with a natural bevel terminating in a twisting siphonal canal. Some areas of loss are visible on the cutting edge.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:137768
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