Bolas Weight Item Number: Sf633 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark red stone roughly ellipsoid in shape with a wide, transverse groove. One end is more pointed but terminates in a small flat circle. The surface is polished.
History Of Use
Probably a single weight from a 'bolas', a hurling weapon used in warfare and hunting. An Incan 'bolas' consisted of two to five weights of stone copper or wood connected by cords fastened together in the middle. It was used at relatively close range to entangle the feet. The weights were usually wrapped in rawhide and the cords were fastened to this. The bolas were a favoured weapon in the highlands, particularly during Incan times, although it was probably used earlier as well.
Narrative
Inca Style ? Late Horizon, 1476-1532 C.E.
Item History
What
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1476 and 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0711/0135