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Beads

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/848 a-c

Fifty-eight turquoise beads, with different sizes and forms; most are partly broken. Group a) Thirty-five have a slightly twisted form; three are blue and black and two are blue and white. Group b) Twenty-one beads have square form. Group c) Two turquoise beads with a twisted form.

  • Type of Item bead
  • Culture Peruvian
  • Material turquoise mineral
  • Measurements height 6.0 cm, diameter 0.6 cm (part a) height 7.2 cm, diameter 0.5 cm (part b) height 5.5 cm, diameter 0.9 cm (part c)
  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer
  • Made in Peru
  • Creation Date between 1532 and 1700
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0848 a-c

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