NMAI 163861: Beads [22]

Primary Title:
NMAI 163861: Beads [22]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Bead
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 163861
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
163861
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
22 long tubular beads (3.3-3.4cm long).
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Coclé Province; ; ; Río Grande
Note: Research Notes
(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009) Sitio Conte? El Cano?
Note: Bibliographic References
Echoes of the Drum 1978
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. Some reddish brown accretion present
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1929
Time Period: Examination Date
1/13/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula-Coclé, Rio Grande Country: Panama Province: Coclé Province Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Owner Accession Source
(Museum Purchase/Purchased, 1/1/1929)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Note: Hammered and rolled into tube. Join along length of bead visible on some of the beads.
Technique: Joinery
Note: Mechanical. Join visible along length of beads
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished. Shiny and compact surface
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:22 Units:components
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si_2771039163861_1 for pid si_2771039163861_1Download
si_2771040163861_2 for pid si_2771040163861_2Download
si_2771041163861_3 for pid si_2771041163861_3Download
si_2771042163861_4 for pid si_2771042163861_4Download
si_2771043163861_5 for pid si_2771043163861_5Download
si_2771044163861_6 for pid si_2771044163861_6Download
si_2771045163861_7 for pid si_2771045163861_7Download
si_2771046163861 Xray 20090923 for pid si_2771046163861 Xray 20090923Download
si_2771047163861 Xray 20090923_modified for pid si_2771047163861 Xray 20090923_modifiedDownload
si_2771048163861_b01_20090122_cn for pid si_2771048163861_b01_20090122_cnDownload
si_568e8514eb8a1CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 163861)Download