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OrnamentSf767

A sheet metal cone with an unfastened seam. There is a single punched hole opposite the seam near the apex.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, silver metal ? and gold metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf598

A thick, gilded disc with an incised design of a front-facing human head with headdress. The face has semi-circular eyes, and the headdress has an inverted triangle at its centre. The design fits inside a circular, incised border. There is a hole at the top of the headdress, near the border. The reverse is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf600

A thick, gilded disc with an incised design of a bird in profile. It has a semi-circular eye with vertical plumes on the head. There are also two small squares on the side of the bird's body. The design fits inside a circular incised border. There is a small, hole above the head plumes near the incised border. The back of the disc is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf597

A thick gilded metal disc which has an incised design of a bird in profile. It has a semi-circular eye with vertical plumes on its head. There are also three small squares on the side of the bird. The design fits inside a circular incised border. There is a small, hole above the head plumes near the incised border. The back of the disc is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf596

A thick, gilded disc which has an incised design of a bird in profile. It has a semi-circular eye with vertical plumes on its head. There are also three small squares on the side of the bird figure. The design fits inside a circular incised border. There is a small hole above the head plumes near the incised border. The back of the disc is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf595

A thick, gilded disc with an incised design of a bird in profile. It has a semi-circular eye and vertical plumes on the head. There are two small squares at the centre of the bird's body. The design fits inside a circular incised border. There is a hole above the head, near the incised border.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeSf593

A slightly flaring blade with central hole at the blunt end. One side has incised design of two interlocking, snake-like figures, each with a head on each end. Traces of a thin layer of gilding appear on one side near the hole.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TweezersSf553

Tweezers in the shape of two birds, both slightly convex, hinged at the tail. Both sides are exactly congruent and the edges fit together precisely. The head of each has an embossed eye and mouth. There is a hole in the middle of the folded tail section.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal ? and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxNa702 a-b

Rectangular box with arched end walls, and niche on one side for metal lock. Hinge wire at two places on opposite side. Birch bark, with chevron designs of porcupine quills in yellow-white, brown, and yellow-orange, wrapped around sides. Arched lid of birch bark fits over rim of box. Ends and side of lid are lashed to top with split root. Wire at two points on one side, in centre of other. Chevron designs in quills interwoven in alternating rhomboids and pairs of stripes. Quill design in top; wide longitudinal band of symmetrically arranged triangles and rectangles, dominated by central equilateral diamond enclosing four petalled curvilinear pinwheel. Band flanked by narrower bands of four half-circles each. Designs enhanced with interwoven or overlaid quills. Lid split across top, and across one end. Scoring of bark for design planning seen where quills are missing on box and lid.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
porcupine quill, birch bark, wood, spruce root ?, metal and dye
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf766

A sheet metal cone with an unfastened seam. There is a single punched hole opposite the seam near the apex. A strap-like metal staple passes through the hole near the apex and a second nearby hole. There are two diametrically opposite holes near the base. These have an offset position from the seam and staple. Some small areas of gilded surface visible.

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