Beads

Item number Sf660 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Hollow golden beads of two sizes are regularly alternated with yellow, disc shaped shell beads and red-purple cylindrical shell beads and are strung on synthetic monofilament. There are 20 large and 80 small gold beads as well as 20 purple and 40 yellow shell beads. Most of the gold beads are dented and some have holes or are split at their equatorial join. Some of the shell beads have worm holes. Many of the beads have traces of red pigment in surface irregularities.

History Of Use

Although the beads are ancient, their arrangement may not be, as they have been re-strung. Hollow golden beads of this sort often have Chimu associations (north coast, 750-1476 C.E.), but they may not be limited to Chimu Style. Beads are frequently found in graves.