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BeadsSf720

An assortment of 542 unstrung stone and shell beads in a container. Colours range from blue, to green, orange, black, grey and white. There is a single bead of rolled sheet metal.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, shell, copper metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf719

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.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal ?, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf771

A sheet metal cone with an unfastened seam. There is a single punched hole opposite the seam near the apex.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal ? and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressSf799 a-b

Gold foil headdress in two pieces; both curve to form an entire circle when placed together. Row of repousse dots along top and bottom. Punched holes in pairs and singles at edges.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and pigment ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf556

Round, flat gilded metal plaque with one hole 2.5 cm off-centre. One side shows 2/3 gilding with brown metal base showing through and spots of green oxidation. Other side has very little gilding; brown, red and some oxidized metal.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf776

A sheet metal disc with a hole near the edge. Fragment of metal, strap-like remains in the hole. Gilded surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, copper metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf775

Three sheet metal discs each with a hole near one edge. Fragments of metal staples remain in the holes of two discs. Small areas of a gilded surface are visible where the green deposit has chipped off.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellSf687

Gold foil bell with a long, rolled clapper and an overall cylindrical shape. The clapper is suspended through a hole in the bell and ends in a hook, now broken, at the top of the bell. The top of the bell is flat and decorated with repousse dots around the centre and at the edge. One seam closes the bell form.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf580

A roughly circular plaque with one rounded protuberance at the top. The plaque has the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top (one ear is missing). Slightly convex; shiny golden metal surface. There are four equally spaced round holes around the outer edge. There is a horizontal serrated cut that runs horizontally at the centre of the plaque. Above it are two convex circles with a convex oval in between.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf579

A roughly circular plaque with two rounded protuberances. The plaque has the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top. Slightly convex with a gilded surface. There are four equally-spaced holes at the outer edge. There is a single v-shaped cut in the centre of the plaque, representing a mouth or a beak, which is flanked by two circular repousse eyes with indented centres. Slightly raised lines angle outward above the eyes.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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