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MortarSf638

A round, stone bowl with vertical exterior walls and sloping interior walls, the brown stone is only moderately smoothed. A section of the bottom has a silvery, metallic substance covering the irregular surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ? and stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf728

16 stone and shell beads and inlays in a container. There are 6 irregularly shaped beads of blue/green stone. There is one thick, rectangular green stone and one bead. There is a single disc of pearlized shell as well as a slab-like bead with four corner holes which are now all broken. There are also two fragments of a pearl bead.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, pearl and shell
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadSf727

Narrow, rectangular piece of blue/green stone bead with three equally spaced holes along its length; bead is layered.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf726

Assortment of small, cylindrical shaped beads in green, blue/green, blue and grey stone strung on fishing line.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone and plastic
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf710

Nine assorted beads strung on monofilament; they appear to be made of shell, possibly petrified. The largest bead is a red, rectangular prism shape. There are four small, yellow cylindrical and disc-shaped beads. The remaining four are irregular and green-yellow in colour.

Culture
Andes
Material
plastic, stone ?, shell and mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf705

Seven stone beads of mottled turquoise colours, strung on monofilament. Three are long cylindrical beads of varying diameters and finishes. Two beads are barrel-shaped and the larger--one is badly chipped. One bead, which is doughnut shaped, is drilled in two directions. The final bead has an irregular outline and has a large chip.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone and plastic
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf704

Ninety-three blue-green beads of various shapes strung on monofilament. Many beads are irregular and have been drilled more than once--several show signs they were cut from a stone that was drilled improperly.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, plastic, turquoise mineral and mineral
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA3055

"Flat-top hand maul" made of polished dark stone. Stone handle flaring into circular head with a flat face. Smaller flat faced head on the handle end.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaulA3435

Maul made from a large piece of stone lashed to a slender wooden handle. Cylindrically-shaped section of rough stone - flat on either end with a large circumferal groove around the middle to secure the hafting lashing. Flattened on one side to sit firmly on hafting. Lashed to carved wood hafting platform with hide strips from which a curving branch provides a handle. Shallow circumferal groove near handle butt.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
stone, wood and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Elbow AdzeA6436

Wedge-shaped blade of dark, coarse stone. Deep groove and knob along top face toward the butt end (to hold lashings securely). Lashed with hide strip to a carved wood hafting platform from which an acutely angled branch provides a handle.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
stone, skin and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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