Object

Accession No

1936.476

Description

One flat pounder or pestle of black stone. Ground all over; roughly straight sides, notched towards the bottom with grooves, possibly for hafting; wider flat grinding face; signs of wear on grinding face. Parts broken off and missing.

Place

Americas; Caribbean; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts; Palmetto Point

Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic

Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Archer-Sherpherd, Laurence (Rev) [collector and vendor]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1936.476

Cultural Affliation

Material

Stone

Local Term

Measurements

97mm

Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil reading: 'ST Kitts. W.I.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Black stone implement notched at sides and grooved for hafting; Ground
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Other owners)
Bought from Rev. Archer-Shepherd. Collected (or purchased) in 1935.
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card note: 'An axe, 36.--- from Ecuador is similarly grooved on top. See card for sketch.
Event Date 1936
Author: maa

Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery West Indies Case until 1986.
Event Date 1986
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
One flat pounder or pestle of black stone. Ground all over; roughly straight sides, notched towards the bottom with grooves, possibly for hafting; wider flat grinding face; signs of wear on grinding face. Parts broken off and missing.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

FM:137849