Accession No
1936.480 B
Description
Adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge ground on one face with a natural bevel terminating in a pointed butt end incorporating a broken siphonal canal.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [monetary donor]; Archer-Sherpherd, Laurence (Rev) [collector and vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1936.480 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Strombus Gigas
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Bought from Rev. Archer-Shepherd. Collected (or purchased) in 1935.
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1936.480 A-E 'Tridacna Tool'
Event Date 21/10/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Adze made from the columella of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Curved cutting edge ground on one face with a natural bevel terminating in a pointed butt end incorporating a broken siphonal canal.
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
Context (Amendments / updates)
The original record stated the objects were made from tridacna shell however on closer inspection the speciesis far more likely to be Queen conch 'Strombus Gigas'
Event Date 6/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:314758
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