Accession No
1901.32
Description
Polished axe made of black stone, incorporating an asymmetrical curved cutting edge, rounded sides, flat butt end and a truncated lens cross-section. Ridged edges where the faces and sides meet. Partially chipped surface near the cutting edge.
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
1901.32
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
75mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: '1901.32. St Vincent W.I. Charles Cave. M.A.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Small polished axe in black stone, butt end ?broken to flat profile. Sides smoothed off in planes to form ridged edge; Ground; Polished; ?Broken
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)
Polished axe made of black stone, incorporating an asymmetrical curved cutting edge, rounded sides, flat butt end and a truncated lens cross-section. Ridged edges where the faces and sides meet. Partially chipped surface near the cutting edge.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:137818
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