Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to object reads: 'Jamaica. Rio Chico, St Anns. Chisel from Strombus gigas.'
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Description (Physical description)
Adze; Axe. Rolled.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Shell adze'
Event Date 1961
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery West Indies Case until 1986
Event Date 1986
Author: maa

Conservation (Museum Additions Removed)
CON.2024.5957 | Museum Additions Removed
Event Date 13/6/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer

Description (Physical description)
Shell axe or adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Comprising of a rounded cutting edge, slightly rounded sides and curved butt end. Surface pitting and natural horizontal incisions present on one face. Green staining from copper minerals on surface.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth