Accession No

1901.18


Description

Large ground axe made of mottled black and green stone. Comprising of a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, pointed butt end and an oval cross-section.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Vincent


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

Cave, Charles John Philip [collector and donor]; Brown (Mrs) [vendor]; Brown (Mr) [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1901.18


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

173mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '1901.18. St Vincent. W.I. Charles Cave. M.A.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Ground
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Other owners)
Accession Register notes: 'Collected by Brown of Bellair from whose wife the donor [Charles Cave] bought them in St Vincent in 1900'
Event Date 1900
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Large ground axe made of mottled black and green stone. Comprising of a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, pointed butt end and an oval cross-section.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:137804

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