NMAI 232347: Shellfish Effigy

Primary Title:
NMAI 232347: Shellfish Effigy
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Shellfish Effigy
Keyword Type: Object Class
Sheathing
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Zoo
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 232347
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
232347
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Gold sheathing head on an organic, tooth-like substrate in the form of a crocodile (?). The gold sheathing has the back ridges embossed in the top, and a large mouth with human looking teeth embossed in the very front. There are two holes in the sheathing at the bottom edge punched from the direction of the exterior.
Note: Owner Accession
Central America, Panama, Herrera Province, Parita District, Parita, Península de Azuero
Note: Research Notes
(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009)
Note: Condition Review
There is clear adhesive under the sheathing at the edge and there are brown accretions over the surface. The white tooth substrate also appears to have an amber colored resin over the surface in some areas. There is a slight amount of green corrosion on the surface of the gold near the nose/teeth.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special / Follow-up. Determine what the substrate material is: Tusk, tooth, bone ?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
X-ray radiograph XRF ESEM-EDS Other
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1963
Time Period: Examination Date
12/15/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Azuero Peninsula, Parita District Country: Panama Province: Herrera Province Site: El Hatillo, Site He-4 Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Dade, Philip
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Stephenson, Alexander (Gift or Presentation/Presented, 1/1/1963)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Green-Surface. Slight amount of green corrosion on the surface near the nose/teeth
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: The punch holes have a little bit of the burr visible on the interior
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Composite Unknown
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheathing Note: No clear evidence of fabrication but marks on surface look as though it may have been burnished onto something
Technique: Finishing
Note: The gold sheathing is shiny
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMAI 232347 overall - X-radiograph (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall - X-radiograph (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spots #1 and #2 indicated
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NMAI 232347 overall, recto (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, recto (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper left (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper left (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, numbered side (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, numbered side (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper right (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper right (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper right (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, verso (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, proper left (2008)
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NMAI 232347 overall, recto (2008)
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si_568e8515052b7CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 232347)
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin
ACH
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate
Unpublished material
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title
Analysis Results (NMAI 232347)
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform
tabular digital data
Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate
12/15/2008
Idinfo/timeperd/current
observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey
None
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Unpublished material
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform
database
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrn
Species
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrv
Unknown
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/common
Unknown
Idinfo/secinfo/secclass
Sensitive
Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkt
None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methodid/methkey
None
Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc
Visual Microscopy
Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc[2]
Analysis: X-ray radiograph XRF ESEM-EDS Other
Spdoinfo/direct
Point
Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype
Voxel
Spref/horizsys/geograph/geogunit
Decimal degrees
Spref/vertdef/altsys/altunits
feet
Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem
Attribute values
Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq
Unknown
Distinfo/distrib/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype
Mailing
Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype
Mailing
Metainfo/metstdn
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metainfo/metstdv
1999
Metainfo/metsi/metsc
None
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