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Needle2990/765

Thin needle or bobbin, wound with light brown cotton thread. Both ends of needle are pointed. Slightly broken.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool2990/762 a-b

Thin needle or bobbin with an acute point; without decoration. Part b is a pyro-engraved sleeve, wound with brown and cream-coloured, plied cotton. Both are slightly broken and cracked.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wood and cotton fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool2990/761

Wooden weaving or knitting tool (needle?; heddle rod?). Thin stick with an acute point and a monkey decoration at the other end. The monkey has both hands up and incised bands in body with dots in the interior. Two incised bands with twelve horizontal and incised lines each: one in the middle and the other one near the point. Slightly broken and cracked.

Culture
Chancay
Material
carob tree wood
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool2990/760

Wooden weaving or knitting tool (needle?; heddle rod?). Thin stick with an acute point and a knob at the other end. Slightly broken and cracked.

Culture
Chancay
Material
carob tree wood
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool2990/759

Wooden weaving or knitting tool (needle?; heddle rod?). Thin stick with an acute point and a knob at the other end. Slightly broken and cracked.

Culture
Chancay
Material
carob tree wood
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute2990/750

Bone flute with four stops, flattened sides, rounded hole in mouthpiece and wide opening in the other side. Well polished. Slightly cracked.

Culture
Nasca
Material
bone
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Pick2990/749

Bone pick with acute distal end, rounded sides, long groove at the back and no decoration.

Culture
Chancay
Material
bone
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Pick2990/748

Bone pick with acute distal end, a frog pommel and concave-convex sides. Frog decoration is looking to the opposite side and has incised legs and rounded eyes.

Culture
Nasca
Material
bone
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Scales2990/747

Bone balance beam (from which scales would hang) with flattened sides, a central suspension hole and holes through lower corners. Slightly cracked.

Culture
Chincha
Material
bone
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle Case2990/746

Tube made of two hollow bones joined together and bound with skin, cotton and black alpaca threads. Object has a flute shape and contains some wool in the interior. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
camelid wool fibre, resin, bone and cotton fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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