Beads Item Number: Sf725 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thirty-four irregularly formed, cylindrical shaped beads with drilled holes (strung on fishing line).
History Of Use
Pearls and pearlized shells were incorporated into necklaces and collars as beads or used in slab-like form for inlay in cast metal or wood objects. Pearls were traded to Peru from Ecuador and further north.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
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
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0711/0227