NMAI 240655: Nose Ornament (butterfly)

Primary Title:

NMAI 240655: Nose Ornament (butterfly)

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Nose Ornament Representing Butterfly

Keyword Type: Object Class

Ornament

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Band-Nose

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 240655

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

240655

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Hammered sheet nose ring roughly in shape of butterfly- rounded at either side and center has a double raised rounded band embossed vertically. There are two punch holes on either side of the center band punched from un-numbered side (back). Burrs remain on back (numbered side). Just above the punch holes, the edge of the nose ring is bent down. (0.016" thick)

Note: Owner Accession

Panama; Colón Province, Panamá Province; ; ; Lago Alajuelo (Madden Lake). Excavated by Eva and Neville Harte. Presented by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sackler

Note: Condition Review

Good condition. Coated with clear lacquer

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS

Time Period: Examination Date

1/30/2009

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: Panamá/Colón Country: Panama Province: Colón/Panamá Province Site: Lago Alajuelo (Madden Lake) 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 with coppery accents

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: gold alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Hammered-Sheet Note: Surface texture from hammering including flaws. No shear fracture. Edge is slightly irregular

Technique: Finishing

Note: Surface is polished

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2772745		240655_0.63x_surface texture	TitleInfo/title 240655_0.63x_surface texture Abstract NMAI 240655 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2772746		240655_3.2x_center bands	TitleInfo/title 240655_3.2x_center bands Abstract NMAI 240655 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2772747		240655_a 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 240655_a 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 240655 overall, numbered side (2009)	Download
si_2772748		240655_b 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 240655_b 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 240655 overall, unnumbered side (2009)	Download
si_2772749		240655_surface texture	TitleInfo/title 240655_surface texture Abstract NMAI 240655 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_568e85151a4a8		Analysis Results (NMAI 240655)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 240655) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 1/30/2009 Idinfo/timeperd/current observed Idinfo/status/progress Done Idinfo/status/update As Needed Idinfo/keywords/theme/themekt None Idinfo/keywords/place/placekt None Idinfo/keywords/stratum/stratkt None Idinfo/keywords/temporal/tempkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkt None Idinfo/taxonomy/keywtax/taxonkey None Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/taxonomy/taxonsys/classsys/classcit/citeinfo/geoform database Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrn Species Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/taxonrv Unknown Idinfo/taxonomy/taxoncl/common 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 Spdoinfo/direct Point Spdoinfo/rastinfo/rasttype Voxel Spref/horizsys/geograph/geogunit Decimal degrees Spref/vertdef/altsys/altunits feet Spref/vertdef/altsys/altenc Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Spref/vertdef/depthsys/depthem Attribute values Eainfo/detailed/attr/attrmfrq Unknown Distinfo/distrib/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metc/cntinfo/cntaddr/addrtype Mailing Metainfo/metstdn FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metainfo/metstdv 1999 Metainfo/metsi/metsc None	Download