Beads Item Number: Sf678 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
29 hollow, golden beads of various shapes. There are six spherical beads in three different sizes and 14 convexly biconical beads in four size groupings. Five tabular beads, also hollow, have a recessed outline and convex centre on both faces. Four ellipsoid beads are rolled.
History Of Use
Beads from necklaces or adornments that may have been used in life or funeral contexts. The spherical beads often have Chimu Association (north coast, 750-1476 C.E.) but they may not be limited to the Chimu Style. The tabular and ellipsoid beads have been published as Vicus, far north coast c. 200 C.E. (Mujica, Gallo, et al) and Nazca, south coast, c.200 C.E. (Root).
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Beads
- Identification Number
- Sf678
- Type of Item
- bead
- Material
- gold metal and silver metal ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, embossed, rolled, painted and adhered
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, diameter 9.2 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
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0180