Accession No
1936.480 C
Description
Shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Truncated lens cross section with a curved cutting edge. One ground face with curved surfaces following the natural shape of the shell. A small amount of pitting is visible on one side.
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 C
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)
Shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Truncated lens cross section with a curved cutting edge. One ground face with curved surfaces following the natural shape of the shell. A small amount of pitting is visible on one side.
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:314760
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