NMAI 240651 D: Fish Hook [#4 of 6]

Primary Title:
NMAI 240651 D: Fish Hook [#4 of 6]
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Fish Hook
Keyword Type: Object Class
Tool
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Fishhook
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMAI 240651.004
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240651.004
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
2.55cm long Fish-hook with 1.01cm wide gap between shank and point. Has angular/geometric cross-section approximately 0.12cm thick (diam).
Note: Owner Accession
Panama; Chiriquí Province; ; Chiriquí Viejo. Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler
Note: Research Notes
(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009)
Note: Condition Review
Some cracks in surface. May have been repaired at one time as there is a bulge on the shaft near the eye that may cover a break
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Followup. Fabrication technique?
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Examination Date
2/4/2009
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC Country: Panama Province: Chiriquí Province Site: Chiriquí Viejo Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: CRC
Actor: Object Excavator
Harte, Eva and Neville A.
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Sackler, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. (Collected and Given/Collected and Presented, 1/1/1967)
Actor: Object Owner
NMAI
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: No corrosion
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold surface coloration
Condition: Usewear Toolmarks
Note: Crackiing; Scratches. Scratches from finishing/grinding to shape
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Cast- Solid Other/Unknown Wire/Rod Note: Most likely cast and then finished by some further hammering and/or rasping/grinding/polishing to shape. The surface is very irregular, which may result from casting.
Technique: Joinery
Note: Solder Other/Unknown. Possible repair
Technique: Finishing
Note: May have surface enrichment but unable to tell. There is evidence of rasping/grinding in the form of scratches
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:0.12c Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:6 Units:components
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si_2771309230154-240651 20090713-14 ach DSC05951 for pid si_2771309230154-240651 20090713-14 ach DSC05951Download
si_2772585240651_4_1 for pid si_2772585240651_4_1Download
si_2772586240651_4_2 for pid si_2772586240651_4_2Download
si_2772587240651_4_3 for pid si_2772587240651_4_3Download
si_2772588240651_4_4 for pid si_2772588240651_4_4Download
si_2772589240651_4_5 for pid si_2772589240651_4_5Download
si_2772590240651_4_6 for pid si_2772590240651_4_6Download
si_2772591240651_4_7 for pid si_2772591240651_4_7Download
si_2772592240651_4_8 for pid si_2772592240651_4_8Download
si_2772663240651_a 20090414 ach for pid si_2772663240651_a 20090414 achDownload
si_2772664240651_b 20090414 ach for pid si_2772664240651_b 20090414 achDownload
si_2772665240651_c 20090414 ach for pid si_2772665240651_c 20090414 achDownload
si_2772666240651_d 20090414 ach for pid si_2772666240651_d 20090414 achDownload
si_2772667240651abcde_e 20090414 ach for pid si_2772667240651abcde_e 20090414 achDownload
si_2772668240651abcde_f 20090414 ach for pid si_2772668240651abcde_f 20090414 achDownload
si_2772707240651-4_0.63x_eye for pid si_2772707240651-4_0.63x_eyeDownload
si_2772708240651-4_0.63x_hook for pid si_2772708240651-4_0.63x_hookDownload
si_2772709240651-4_1.0x_possible repair for pid si_2772709240651-4_1.0x_possible repairDownload
si_568e8515190f1CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMAI 240651.004)Download