Beads Item Number: Sf663 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Green and blue/green stone beads are interspersed with 18 barrel-shaped and one ellipsoid bead made of golden metal. The 134 stone beads are a mixture of disc-shaped, barrel-shaped and irregular shapes. They are arranged symmetrically on either side of the golden ellipsoid bead. The ellipsoid bead is made of two hemispheres of sheet metal while the other metal beads are rolled with a simple overlap join. Strung on monofilament.
History Of Use
Turquoise and serpentine beads are found in the graves of numerous ancient cultures from very early times (c. 800 B.C.E.). The blue and green stones are also used for inlay in cast, hammered and carved objects.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Beads
- Identification Number
- Sf663
- Type of Item
- bead
- Material
- plastic, silver metal ?, copper metal ?, gold metal, serpentine stone and turquoise mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- embossed, hammered, polished, pecked, drilled, cut, gilded ? and adhered
- Overall
- diameter 22.0 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
- 0711/0165