Accession No
Z 40044
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. The tip of the siphonal canal is broken off and missing.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 40044
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell: Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'S.E. Lighthouse 20/5/88 H.W.F.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Scoop-like tool
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Collected on 20 May 1888, S.E. Lighthouse.
Event Date 20/5/1888
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. The tip of the siphonal canal is broken off and missing.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:137771
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