NMAI 232352: Monkey Effigy

Primary Title:
NMAI 232352: 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 Sampled
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 232352
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
232352
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Resin (copal?) monkey figurine with gold sheathing on the tail, two front legs and two back legs (PL back leg missing). The tail curls in an S curl. There is a small punched hole on the outside of each front leg. There is also a thin projection of resin from the rear of the monkey, just below 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). Loose fragments placed in vial for FTIR, GC-MS
Note: Condition Review
The PL back leg is missing. A surface layer of resin is chipping off of the head. There is brown soiling and accretions in the crevices between the legs and body. There appears to be a coating over the gold surface. There is some cracking and dents in the sheathing
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Sample taken. There are loose samples of the copal present in a small metal sample case. Should use for FTIR and GC-MS
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: The gold sheathing has a gold surface coloration
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Resin Gold Alloy Composite Unknown Note: The resin is likely copal but the sheathing is gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheathing Note: The sheathing is pressed/burnished onto the resin substrate. There are no obvious hammer marks but there are folds and crinkles from where the gold has been pushed onto itself
Technique: Joinery
Note: Other/Unknown
Technique: Finishing
Note: The sheathing is highly polished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMAI 232352 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMAI 232352 overall, proper left side (2009)
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NMAI 232352 overall, proper left side (2009)
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NMAI 232352 overall, proper right (2009)
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NMAI 232352 overall, recto (2009)
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NMAI 232352 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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232352_x1.0_copal head_chips in layer
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NMAI 232352 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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si_568e851506134CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 232352)
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ACH
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Unpublished material
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Analysis Results (NMAI 232352)
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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
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None
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database
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Unknown
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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 Sampled
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS Other
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Point
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Voxel
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Decimal degrees
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Unknown
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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
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1999
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None
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