Accession No
BB 1914.15.79
Description
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Roughly flat cutting edge with round corners, ground and bevelled on one face; scoop-like on reverse; butt end possibly twisted but broken off and missing.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
im Thurn, Everard Ferdinand (Sir) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
BB 1914.15.79; MAA: AR 1914.220 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
109mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for [BB 1914.15.25-82]: '58 shell axes/adzes'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Hand-written label affixed to object reads: 'A.R. 1914.220a. Barbados, W.I. Sir E. im Thurn. K.C.M.G.'
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for BB 1914.15[.1-82]: 'Eighty-two ground shell implements.'
Event Date 1914
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Roughly flat cutting edge with round corners, ground and bevelled on one face; scoop-like on reverse; butt end possibly twisted but broken off and missing.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:314638
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