Accession No

1901.31


Description

Ground axe made of black stone, incorporating a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, curved butt end and a truncated lens 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

1901.31


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

95mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '1901.31. St Vincent. W.I. Charles Cave M.A.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Black stone; 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)
Ground axe made of black stone, incorporating a curved cutting edge, rounded sides, curved butt end and a truncated lens cross-section.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:137817

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