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NecklaceSf670

Two strands of small, disc-shaped, white beads which are strung on handspun and plied brown cotton. The beads are quite regular in diameter but the width varies between 0.1-0.3 cm. The ends are tied together in a knot. Total of 629 beads.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and shell ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSf669

Necklace composed of one complete strand and one broken strand of small, disc-shaped white beads which are strung on handspun and plied brown cotton. The beads are fairly regular in diameter, but vary in width between 0.1-0.3 cm. The ends of the cotton string are tied together in a knot. Total of 446 beads.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and shell ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeSf530

A flaring metal blade with a handle in the form of an eared quadruped with out-thrust lower jaw and turned-up tail.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaSf529

A conical metal shaft with a modelled, quadruped finial. The animal has a large muzzle, a tail, ears and horns. A hole is cast through the thick part of the shaft a centimetre below the finial.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper alloy metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpatulaSf528

A conical metal shaft with modelled quadruped figure finial. The animal figure has a square muzzle, ears and a long tail lying over its back, and it crouches on a rectangular platform. There is a hole through the shaft just below the finial.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinSf527

A tapering metal pin surmounted by a stylized animal head. There is a cleavage on the top of the head and a loop of cast metal at the back of the head. A mouth and nostrils are barely visible on the muzzle/beak. The metal is blackish in colour.

Culture
Andes
Material
bronze metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HandleSf526

A round handle surmounted by a sculpture of two anthropomorphized birds with up-thrust beaks and wings spread. The long thick legs and stance are more human-like than avian.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf637

A hollow wooden balance, elliptical in cross-section, that tapers slightly towards each end. The opening is larger at one end and the wall thickness varies around each opening. Two holes, equidistant from each end, are drilled through the bar wall.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and wood
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PestleSf636

Black, cylindrical stone with a gradual taper towards one end and a raised spiral that winds around the length of the stone. One end of the spiral is pointed and the other is bulbous with a flat top.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleSf635

Thin sheet metal in the shape of a bivalve, hinged with a fold. Convex surfaces have many raised bumps. Small holes for suspension pass through both sides of the hinge.

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