Balance Item Number: Sf702 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with no decoration. Three holes are drilled into one of narrow edges, only the centre hole goes through to the other edge; fibre twine fragments are in each. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar at the corner of the side.
History Of Use
The balance bar from a scale. Ancient scales had several forms. A complete example from the chincha valley has two shallow copper pans attached by cords to the ends of the balance bar. Another type has rectangular nets suspended from the balance bar by cords attached to their corners. The scale with nets may have been used for weighing feathers.
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
- 0711/0204