- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Shell fragment; possibly an unfinished ornament
- Long description
- Octagonal piece of shell. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/12/2005]
- Geographical reference
- St Kitts Ponds Estate site to the north of the sugar factory pier
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1930?, uncertain
- Date collected
- 1908 - 1930
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1966
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 17 mm, Height: max 12 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1966.29.74
- Associated publications
- Reference: Finding the Forgotten: Locating Transatlantic Slavery in The Pitt Rivers Museum Collection, Main author: Jane Webster, 2025, Page: 123
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