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1966.29.72.8

Shell disc, with a perforation

1966.29.72.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shell disc, with a perforation
Long description
Shell disc (a bead ?) with a central hole. [JP 22/7/2003]
Geographical reference
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Latin America and the Caribbean > Caribbean > Saint Kitts and Nevis
St Kitts Ponds Estate site to the north of the sugar factory pier
Cultural groups
Carib
Arawak
Person
Field collector Herbert Boon
PRM source Herbert Boon
PRM source T. Wingate
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930?, uncertain
Date collected
1908 - 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Conus Shell, Material Tridacna Clam Shell, Material Bead, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 17 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.29.72.8
Research and responses

The town Bastia may have been mistaken for the town Basseterre, the capital and main town/port of St. Kitts. [MOB 2/10/2000]

Associated publications
Reference: Finding the Forgotten: Locating Transatlantic Slavery in The Pitt Rivers Museum Collection, Main author: Jane Webster, 2025, Page: 123

Search terms: Bead, Ornament

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