Necklace Item Number: Sf688 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
359 disc-shaped beads strung on an handspun cotton cord. Black, white, oranges, yellows and reds, in stone and shell. Coloured beads are interspersed with groups of black beads. The beads vary in length and diameter.
History Of Use
The orange coloured beads of this necklace are probably made of spondylus shell, a type of bivalve found in Ecuadorian waters. Spondylus was traded extensively to Peru over several millennia and was of such importance that it is frequently depicted in the art. Offerings of whole shells as well as beads and inlays are common in many periods.
Item History
What
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
- beadwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0190