NMAI 232349: Monkey Effigy

Primary Title:
NMAI 232349: Monkey Effigy
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Monkey Effigy
Keyword Type: Object Class
Sheathing
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Zoo-Monkey
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 232349
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
232349
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Monkey figurine made of stone with gold sheathing over the head, back legs, and tail. May originally have had sheathing on the two front legs. Ears, eyes, nose and mouth are all embossed into sheathing on head. The tail curves back and curls at the end. The back legs are covered by one pieces of sheathing that is embossed with design of two feet next to eachother. The stone (agate?) substrate has a hole drilled into it through the base of the tail.
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
May be missing gold sheathing from front legs. Brown accretion on agate and sheathing. There is a tear in the gold sheathing at the bend in the tail, but may be from fabrication. Small dents and cracks present. Covered in thick layer of clear lacquer.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Followup. What would have been the perishable substrate material?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph 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: None
Condition: Coloration
Note: Surface coloration of sheathing is gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: Orgnanics? Perhaps there is residue from the organic part of the substrate present on the interior, but cannot see
Materials:
Gold Alloy Unknown Composite Stone Organic Note: Gold sheathing on stone substrate. May have had perishable organic substrate as well at end of tail and feet (and head?) as these areas are empty. May have been a gum or resin over which the gold could be burnished.
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheathing Note: The Sheathing is clearly pressed onto the substrate as there are folds and crinkles. May have originally had perishable organic substrate at end of tail and feet as these areas are now empty.
Technique: Joinery
Note: Other/Unknown
Technique: Finishing
Note: highly polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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232349 Xray 20091002
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NMAI 232349 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMAI 232349 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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232349_0.63x_tail bend
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NMAI 232349 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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232349_a 20090414 ach DSC_1108
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NMAI 232349 overall, proper left side (2009)
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232349_b 20090414 ach DSC_1109
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NMAI 232349 overall, proper left side (2009)
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NMAI 232349 overall, proper right side (2009)
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si_568e851505883CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 232349)
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ACH
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate
Unpublished material
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title
Analysis Results (NMAI 232349)
Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform
tabular digital data
Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate
12/15/2008
Idinfo/timeperd/current
observed
Idinfo/status/progress
Done
Idinfo/status/update
As Needed
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None
Idinfo/keywords/place/placekt
None
Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt
None
Idinfo/keywords/temporal/tempkt
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkt
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey
None
Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/pubdate
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: XRF X-ray radiograph 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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