Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 39987 A-J '10 shell tools and fragments, mostly adzes.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked: 'K. Midden, Maxwell, Barbados, H.W.F.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
The Accession Register for 1889.154 records that these were found by the donor in a kitchen midden at Maxwell, 6 November 1888.
Event Date 6/11/1888
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Found un-numbered but marked "K. Midden, Maxwell, Barbados, H.W.F."
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Harris, M.H. (2019). ‘The Pre-Colonial Pottery of Barbados’. In de Waal, M.S. et al (eds.), Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 77-97
Event Date 2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from queen conch (Strombus gigas). Truncated lens cross section with a curved cutting edge and one flat ground face. The other face still has the outer surface of the shell attached and the butt end is broken off and missing.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones