NMAI 232350: Monkey Effigy

Primary Title:
NMAI 232350: 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 232350
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
232350
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Resin/Copal animal figurine with gold sheathing on the tail, four legs, and mouth. The tail is curled up and is reminiscent of the curly tailed animal figurines. The legs go straight down and have five fingered flat paws. The sheathing on the mouth goes over the lips and has square to pointy teeth embossed in. Most of the mouth is open. There is a small punched hole on the outside of both front feet.
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
The resin is degraded around the head but otherwise in good condition. The gold sheathing is dented and torn in a couple areas and there are brown accretions on some of the surface. There is evidence of adhesive from past repair and a clear coating.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special. No loose pieces of resin but analysis would be interesting.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS Other
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1963
Time Period: Examination Date
1/28/2009
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: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Resin Composite Unknown Note: Gold alloy sheathing and resin substrate- most likely copal
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheathing Note: Thin sheathing burnished or pressed onto substrate
Technique: Joinery
Note: Other/Unknown
Technique: Finishing
Note: Gold sheathing is highly polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMAI 232350 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMAI 232350 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper right (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper right (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper right (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper left (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper right (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, verso (2009)
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NMAI 232350 overall, proper left (2009)
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si_568e851505ae8CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 232350)
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ACH
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Unpublished material
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Analysis Results (NMAI 232350)
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tabular digital data
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1/28/2009
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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
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Species
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Unknown
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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
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Point
Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype
Voxel
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Decimal degrees
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feet
Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem
Attribute values
Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq
Unknown
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Mailing
Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype
Mailing
Metainfo/metstdn
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metainfo/metstdv
1999
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None
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