Beads
Item number Sf659 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Sf659 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Small disc-shaped, red-purple shell beads with a brown stone pendant and six symmetrically spaced golden metal discs are strung on synthetic monofilament. The pendant is approximately bi-conical in shape with a hole drilled through the larger section. The gold discs have eccentrically placed holes and are much larger than the shell beads. The gold surface of the discs is pocked and has green and red deposits.
The purple beads are from spondylus calipher (p.c,. Alan R. Sawyer), a type of bivalve found in Ecuadorian waters. Spondylus was traded extensively to Peru over several millennia and was of such importance that it was frequently depicted in art offerings. Whole shells as well as beads and inlay are common in many periods.
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
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Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Small disc-shaped, red-purple shell beads with a brown stone pendant and six symmetrically spaced golden metal discs are strung on synthetic monofilament. The pendant is approximately bi-conical in shape with a hole drilled through the larger section. The gold discs have eccentrically placed holes and are much larger than the shell beads. The gold surface of the discs is pocked and has green and red deposits.
The purple beads are from spondylus calipher (p.c,. Alan R. Sawyer), a type of bivalve found in Ecuadorian waters. Spondylus was traded extensively to Peru over several millennia and was of such importance that it was frequently depicted in art offerings. Whole shells as well as beads and inlay are common in many periods.
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