NMAI 240651 E: Fish Hook [#5 of 6]

Primary Title:
NMAI 240651 E: Fish Hook [#5 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 240651.005
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
240651.005
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
2.7cm long fish-hook with 1.2cm wide gap between shank and point. Cross section is roughly 0.2cm 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
Small amount of brown and white accretions in crevices.
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: Scratches from grinding/polishing to shape
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Hammered-Sheet Cast- Solid Wire/Rod Other/Unknown Note: Possibly cast and finished. Irregular surface
Technique: Finishing
Note: Raised surfaces are polished
Measurements:
Type:Diameter Value:0.2c Units:mm Type:Number of Components Value:6 Units:components
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