NMAI 010588: Ornament

Primary Title:
NMAI 010588: Ornament
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Ornament
Keyword Type: Object Class
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Zoo-Bird
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 10588
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
10588
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Open back cast bird pendant with flat body, wings. and neck. The beak is open and curved at the end and there are two flat triangular ears with ring-like earrings (or eyes). There is a collar/gorget around the neck and two projecting feet holding a small cast wire bar between them. The wings are thin (0.034"), flat, and triangular, while the tail is thin, flat, and is slightly curved on either end. (0.035" on PL side, 0.040" on PR side of tail)
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Darién Province
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. No breaks or cracks, but there is a slight amount of brown accretion all over, especially in porous surface of reverse. The suspension loop is discontinuous, but it is unclear whether this is a break or casting flaw.
Note: Follow-up Notes
No break edges
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1906
Time Period: Examination Date
12/16/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Darién Country: Panama Province: Darién Province Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Saville, Mr. Marshall H.
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Saville, Mr. Marshall H. (Collected, 1/1/1906)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: None
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface color
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Likely gold-copper alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Pitting and porosity, especially on reverse. Some casting flaws, including a blob on the PR side of the beak.
Technique: Joinery
Note: All in wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Some highly polished surfaces with some small scratches
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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010588 17dec08 ach DSC_4985
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NMAI 010588 overall, recto (2008)
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010588 17dec08 ach DSC_4986
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NMAI 010588 overall, recto (2008)
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010588 17dec08 ach DSC_4987
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NMAI 010588 overall, verso (2008)
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010588 17dec08 ach DSC_4988
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NMAI 010588 overall, verso (2008)
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10588 20081216 ach DSCN0086
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NMAI 010588 tag - photomicrograph (2008)
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10588 20081216 ach DSCN0087
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NMAI 010588 detail - photomicrograph (2008)
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10588 20081216 ach DSCN0088
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NMAI 010588 detail - photomicrograph (2008)
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10588 x1 DSC_5191
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NMAI 010588 overall, verso - with XRF (Elvax 2009) analysis spot #1 indicated.
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si_568e8514e092dCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 10588)
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ACH
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Unpublished material
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Analysis Results (NMAI 10588)
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12/16/2008
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observed
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None
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None
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Unknown
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Mailing
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metainfo/metstdv
1999
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None
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