Accession No

1939.5


Description

Stone axe head of Rainey's 'Macady' or 'Faiton' type, polished or ground on both faces. Slightly curved cutting edge; rounded sides; tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Haiti; Liberte Bay


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic Ostionoid Macady


Source

Trevor, John Carrick [?collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1939.5


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

94mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Pencilled on this is "[illegible] Sander's Gut. St. John."
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Other owners)
J. C. Trevor is John Carrick Trevor (1907- 1967), Cambridge lecturer in archaeology & anthropology from 1938, and whose unlisted papers include research on British prehistory and the West Indies, held in the University Library
Event Date
Author: rachel hand


Context (Field collection)
Collected from North Haiti, in the region of Fort Liberty (Liberte) Bay.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Axehead of Rainey's "Macady" or "Faiton" type; Ground.'
Event Date 1939
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Stone axe head of Rainey's 'Macady' or 'Faiton' type, polished or ground on both faces. Slightly curved cutting edge; rounded sides; tapered butt end. Lenticular to oval in cross section.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:137839

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