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Rattle3100/8

Bent horn rattle. Horn serves as handle as well as rattle head, curving over itself to make an enclosed chamber that holds noise-making elements (stones?) inside. Holes are bored through head along edges where metal wire is inserted and tied to hold horn head together. One side has some remnants of blue and white fabric wound around the wire. Wide strands of root are wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
mountain sheep horn, cedar root, metal, cotton fibre and stone ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle2990/844

Copper needle with rounded body, sharp point at one end and a hole (eye) at the other. Corroded and complete.

Culture
Chimu
Material
copper metal
Made in
La Libertad, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lamp2990/838 a-b

Spanish style glass lamp with ovoid body, tubular spout, concave-ring base and vertical bands painted on in yellow and grey. Unbroken. Part b is the gilt bronze bell-shaped lid. Circle decorations at rim with hole in the interior and one suspension lug at middle of body. Lid is corroded and incomplete.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
glass, bronze metal and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin2990/804

Long shawl pin with rounded body, flat oval head at top and acute point in the opposite side. Made of silver and used to pin different garments together or to help in the funerary preparations. Hammered technique. Slightly broken.

Culture
Inca
Material
silver metal
Made in
Chincha, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2990/796

Lunate copper nose ornament with thin and flattened sides. Corroded but complete.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Piura, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2990/795

Copper rattle with traces of textile fragments and impressions. Two incised birds in middle body and six spheres with small copper pellets in the interior as noise makers (one is missing). Heavily corroded.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2990/788

Gilt copper costume ornament with incised abstract bird on one side. Flattened and thin sides, square body and two holes for suspension above bird. Abstract bird has stepped motif as legs and near tail. Corroded.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mace2990/786

Mace head. Perforated star mace made of bronze. Body has five chisel points and hole in the centre with rounded rim. Corroded but complete.

Culture
Inca and Chimu
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Axe Head2990/785

Perforated axe head with a stylized human face on haft. Haft has design of human face with perforated ears. Semi-circular blade with sharpened edge and textile impressions. Corroded; complete.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Piura, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mace Head2990/784

Mace head in copper. Perforated star mace. Body has five chisel points and hole in the centre with rounded rim. Fragments of binding cord around rim. Corroded but complete.

Culture
Moche
Material
copper metal
Made in
Piura, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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