NMAI 242466: Necklace

Primary Title:

NMAI 242466: Necklace

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Necklace

Keyword Type: Object Class

Bead

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 242466

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

242466

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

There are two types of beads in this necklace. 15 large sheathing beads resembling teeth and a large number of small, thin ring beads. The small ring beads are very thin and most have an incised line around the edge of each opening. No substrate present. The larger teeth beads are also hollow with an opening at the top and a small opening in most cases at the tip. There are two punch holes punched from exterior to interior to allow the beads to be strung.

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

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

Note: Condition Review

There are brown accretions on the exterior of some of the tooth beads and on all of the interiors. Some of the beads, particularly the small beads have been warped and bent out of shape.

Note: Follow-up Notes

Special Followup

Time Period: Excavation Date

1968

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

Materials:

Gold Alloy Not present Organic Composite Note: Gold and copper alloy. Substrates are missing/not present. A small amount of material remains in two of the teeth beads, which may be related to the original substrate

Technique: Fabrication Method

Hammered-Sheathing Note: The small beads have planishing marks on their surface and the tooth beads seem to have striations along their lengths, as if burnished onto something in that direction.

Technique: Joinery

Note: Mechanical. sheet hammered together to form rings

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2773096		242466 Xray 20090923	TitleInfo/title 242466 Xray 20090923 Abstract NMAI 242466 overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2773097		242466 Xray 20090923_modified	TitleInfo/title 242466 Xray 20090923_modified Abstract NMAI 242466 overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2773098		242466_bt01_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 242466_bt01_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 242466 overall (2009)	Download
si_2773099		242466_bt02_20090122_cn	TitleInfo/title 242466_bt02_20090122_cn Abstract NMAI 242466 overall (2009)	Download
si_568e851523b5f		Analysis Results (NMAI 242466)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 242466) 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 Visual Microscopy Dataqual/lineage/method/methdesc[2] Analysis: 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