NMAI 237891 B: Necklace - bead [one of multiple]

Primary Title:
NMAI 237891 B: Necklace - bead [one of multiple]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Necklace
Keyword Type: Object Class
Bead
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Bead
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 237891.002
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
237891.002
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
23 tubular beads decorated with repeating rings. Part of a necklace composed of five cast double animal figures with open backs for insets and 23 tubular beads. The beads are ~1.2cm long and are decorated with 7-8 raised rings perhaps achieved by embossing onto a soft substrate or burnishing onto a pre-formed substrate. (entire necklace weighs 64g)
Note: Owner Accession
Panama. Purchased from Philip L. Dade by Dr Arthur Sackler
Note: Research Notes
Reference in Dade-Dockstader correspondence. Inserts are reproductions.
Note: Bibliographic References
Dade's correspondence with Dockstader refers to this necklace and indicates that the ivory insets are not original.
Note: Condition Review
Good condition. Some of the beads have brown and white accretions in the crevices.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Followup. Fabrication technique?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1966
Time Period: Examination Date
1/13/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: Country: Panama Province: Site: Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Dade, Philip
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Sackler, Dr. Arthur M. (Purchased from Philip L Dade and Presented, 1/1/1966)
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 sheet as a join is visible on one of the beads. Cut /chiseled edge is ragged, no flange visible.
Technique: Finishing
Note: Polished. Surface is compact and shiny
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:3.97 Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:23 Units:components
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237891_0.8x_bead join
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NMAI 237891 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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237891_3.2x_break edge_darker core
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NMAI 237891 detail - photomicrograph (2009)
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237891_bt01_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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237891_bt02_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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237891_bt03_20090121_cn
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NMAI 237891 overall (2009)
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si_568e8515135daCSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 237891.002)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMAI 237891.002)
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1/13/2009
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
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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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