NMAI 008227: Armadillo Figure

Primary Title:

NMAI 008227: Armadillo Figure

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Armadillo Figure

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Armadillo

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMAI 8227

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

8227

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Small cast armadillo pendant with triangular pointed ears, two suspension loops for front legs, bead eyes, long snout with ball nose, cast wire decorated back/armor, and tail with rounded end.

Note: Owner Accession

Central America, Panama, Bocas del Toro Province, Bocas del Toro District, Bocas del Toro

Note: Research Notes

(transferred to MCI for analysis July 2009)

Note: Condition Review

adhesive and fibres on bottom of proper right foot. Some brown accretions on surface.

Note: Follow-up Notes

Dendritic structure visible on surface

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS

Time Period: Owner Accession Date

1906

Time Period: Examination Date

2/2/2009

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: VGC-Caribbean, Bocas del Toro District Country: Panama Province: Bocas del Toro Province Site: Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: CRC

Actor: Object Excavator

Dissette, George C.

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Dissette, George C. (Collected, 1/1/1906)

Actor: Object Owner

NMAI

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Extensive interdendritic corrosion resulting in dedritic structure visible at surface.. but mainly in unpolished areas such as interior

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold surface coloration

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: gold alloy

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Open back cast. Dendritic structure visible on surface and casting flaws and pits visible all over. The tip of the snout has an interesting shape to it, perhaps an artifact from casting, as does the end of the tail

Technique: Joinery

Note: All in wax model

Technique: Finishing

Note: Raised areas are polished

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2773284		8227_1.0x_snout	TitleInfo/title 8227_1.0x_snout Abstract NMAI 8227 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2773285		8227_1x_back of tail	TitleInfo/title 8227_1x_back of tail Abstract NMAI 8227 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2773286		8227_3.2.x_interior_dendrites	TitleInfo/title 8227_3.2.x_interior_dendrites Abstract NMAI 8227 detail - photomicrograph (2009)	Download
si_2773287		8227_a 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 8227_a 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 8227 overall, recto (2009)	Download
si_2773288		8227_b 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 8227_b 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 8227 overall, recto (2009)	Download
si_2773289		8227_c 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 8227_c 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 8227 overall, proper right (2009)	Download
si_2773290		8227_d 20090414 ach	TitleInfo/title 8227_d 20090414 ach Abstract NMAI 8227 overall, verso (2009)	Download
si_568e851556ce8		Analysis Results (NMAI 8227)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMAI 8227) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 2/2/2009 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