Beads Item Number: Sf675 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
67 golden, ellipsoid beads strung on synthetic monofilament. The beads are rolled from a flat sheet of metal and have a simple lapped seam. The average bead length is 2.3 cm. and the diameter is 0.7 cm. The gold of the beads has a greenish cast and they are quite tarnished.
History Of Use
Probably beads from necklaces. This style of rolled beads often has Chimu associations (north coast, 750-1476 C.E.), but there are other examples that are identified as the much earlier Vicus or Nazca Styles (c. 200 C.E.). Alan Sawyer (p.c.) has suggested these beads may be post-Spanish in date (post 1532 C.E.). This simple form of beads has a wide distribution through time and space.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E. ?
Item History
What
- Name
- Beads
- Identification Number
- Sf675
- Type of Item
- bead
- Material
- silver metal, plastic, copper metal ? and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, cut, gilded ? and rolled
- Overall
- diameter 47.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0711/0177