Accession No
1946.149 B
Description
Mano for a metate. Circular cross-section with rounded tip on both ends; minor material degradation possibly from use. White accretions and residues on the surface.
Place
Americas; Central America; Honduras; Bay Islands
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Guinness, Walter Edward (1st Lord Moyne) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1946.149 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
85mm x 60mm x 495mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Acquisition Details)
The Moyne collection arrived at MAA in 1938, after being displayed in London from 19 May to 1 June. Richard Feachem organised and partially accessioned the collection in 1946; the remainder was registered in 1981 and 1995. See archive (FA2/3/6, Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Mano.
Event Date 1946
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1947
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Mano for a metate. Circular cross-section with rounded tip on both ends; minor material degradation possibly from use. White accretions and residues on the surface.
Event Date 28/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:280951
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