NMAI 242465 B: Necklace - Bead [#1 of 48]

Primary Title:

NMAI 242465 B: Necklace - Bead [#1 of 48]

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Necklace

Keyword Type: Object Class

Bead

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Microscopy Visual

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 242465

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

242465

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Necklace with 48 hollow beads. The beads are four sided, with a long rectangular section and a rounded end where the hole is punched through from the exterior to interior. There is a double rounded protrusion on one side. The beads may have originally had a substrate but there is nothing present except for some brown and black accretions.

Note: Owner Accession

Central America, Panama, Herrera Province, Parita District, Parita, Península de Azuero. Excavated by P L Dade in 1968

Note: Research Notes

"The Dade collection specimens, at the Museum of the American Indian, listed from the Finca Calderon undoubtedly come from this site [He-4, El Hatillo] as well as many of those listed from Parita. Mr.Philip L Dade of the SOciety recently excavated a number of graves at the site (personal communication from Dr.S.K.Lothrop)..."

Note: Bibliographic References

Echoes of the Drum 1978 Ladd, John (1964) Archaeological investigations in the Parita and Santa Maria zones of Panama

Note: Condition Review

Some of the beads are bent and warped and they have a dark brown/ red accretion on the surface. There are a few beads that also have severe cracking.

Note: Follow-up Notes

Special Followup. Fabrication techniques are unclear

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1968

Time Period: Examination Date

1/12/2009

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

Lannik, Dr. William M. (Gift or Presentation/Presented, 1/1/1968)

Actor: Object Owner

NMAI

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: No corrosion

Condition: Coloration

Note: Bright gold surface

Condition: Usewear Toolmarks

Note: Burrs on interior of punch holes

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: There may be traces of the organic substrate present

Materials:

Gold Alloy Not present Organic Composite Note: Gold alloy sheathing that may have originally contained an organic substrate that is not present. There is some black and brown accretion remaining inside some of the beads

Technique: Fabrication Method

Hammered-Sheathing Hammered-Sheet Note: Some cracking may be at original seams where the gold sheathing was wrapped onto the substrate and burnished into itself.

Technique: Joinery

Note: Mechanically joined at seam? burnished together?

Technique: Finishing

Note: Polished. Shiny and compact surfaces

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:48 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2773082		242465B Xray 20090923	TitleInfo/title 242465B Xray 20090923 Abstract NMAI 242465-B overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2773083		242465B Xray 20090923_modified	TitleInfo/title 242465B Xray 20090923_modified Abstract NMAI 242465-B overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2773084		242465B_bt03_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 242465B_bt03_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 242465-B overall (2009)	Download
si_2773085		242465B_bt04_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 242465B_bt04_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 242465-B overall (2009)	Download
si_568e851521d58		Analysis Results (NMAI 242465)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 242465) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 1/12/2009 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 Microscopy Visual 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