Beads Item Number: Sf719 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
432 spherical gold beads in a container. Each hollow bead is constructed from two hemispheres of thin, sheet metal, except for a few rolled metal beads.
History Of Use
Beads from necklaces and adornments. Chimu associations (north coast, 750-1476 C.E.) are given for many beads of this type, but they may not be limited to Chimu Style.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Beads
- Identification Number
- Sf719
- Type of Item
- bead
- Material
- copper metal ?, silver metal ? and gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- hammered, adhered, embossed and punched
- Overall
- diameter 0.3 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
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0221