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AdzeSa357

Small, polished stone adze, or axe head. Widens to bevelled end, rounded at other, oval in cross-section. Battered along bevelled end. Pitted surface.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AbraderSa356

Coarse ground stone fragment. Flattened oval in cross-section flattened. Surface shows use-wear. Broken at both ends to an overall rhomboid shape.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf721

An assortment of 1200 unstrung beads. Most of the beads are green, blue, grey or blue-green in colour. Their shape is generally discoid or cylindrical.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf714

241 assorted mineral and stone beads, mainly turquoise; strung on monofilament. The stone beads vary in shape, size and finish. There is no discernable order to the stringing. (Plastic fishing line was added by the collector for holding the beads.)

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, turquoise mineral and mineral
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf712

Twenty-four beads of assorted sizes, predominantly blue and green in colour, threaded on monofilament. The largest beads are well finished barrel-shaped bead and a disc with a central hole. One bead has a human face carved on it and an eccentrically placed hole. Three beads have drill holes in two directions.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone, plastic and mineral ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeadsSf711

Nine mottled blue and grey stone beads in various shapes and sizes, strung on monofilament--five are hefty cylindrical beads and four are smaller, oblate forms. Some beads are chipped.

Culture
Andes
Material
sodalite mineral, plastic and lapis lazuli mineral
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceSf671

A string of 521 disc-shaped beads, mostly red-orange. The diameter of the beads varies from .2 to .6 cm. They are strung on a brown, hand spun cotton string. There are some beads of contrasting texture and colours like green, purple and black which may be stone.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, stone and shell
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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Axe HeadSf634

A T-shaped, axehead made from a black stone; handle has a flat top and rounded edges; blade is flared and asymmetrical.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bolas WeightSf633

Dark red stone roughly ellipsoid in shape with a wide, transverse groove. One end is more pointed but terminates in a small flat circle. The surface is polished.

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