NMNH A382240: Ornament - Couger

Primary Title:
NMNH A382240: Ornament - Couger
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Ornament - Couger
Keyword Type: Object Class
Pendant
Keyword Type: Object Sub-class
Zoo-Felid-Cougar
Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type
Accession docs/letters
Keyword Type: Exam Methods
Visual Microscopy
Identifier: Object Number
NMNH A382240-0
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A382240-0
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
159473
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Open back cast pendant of a cougar with dot in ring eyes, raised ears, open mouth and long tail that curls at the tip. The suspension loops are present on the front two paws. The surface was likely enriched through depletion gilding as it appears gold with a coppery and black mineralized interior.
Note: Owner Accession
Gold plated figurine ornaments from Prov. of Veraguas, Panama, collected y Sr. Juan Gratacos, Panama, and from him purchased (Order no.10987) through Dr.J.A Mason. No data on exact site or conditions of finding. All cast in molds and thinly plated
Note: Research Notes
Accession records specify "no info on site." Juan Gratacos, however, did send Lothrop site info on objects at Peabody from Veraguas.
Note: Condition Review
Two pieces. The body is mostly intact except for a loss in the back PR foot and the tail is separate. The surface is largely covered in green corrosion and underneath the gold surface layer there appears to be black corrosion.
Note: Follow-up Notes
The cross section at the broken off tail would be ideal for SEM-EDS if the metal structure is still intact (may be too mineralized)
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF ESEM-EDS Metallography
Time Period: Owner Accession Date
1941
Time Period: Examination Date
11/7/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Site: No info Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: 1103A00404
Actor: Object Excavator
Sr.Juan Gratacos
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Mason, J Alden; 1941-Mar-29; Purchase; 15 specimens
Actor: Object Owner
NMNH
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Green-surface; Black-core. The surface is largely covered in green corrosion and underneath the gold surface layer there appears to be black corrosion.
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold; green corrosion; coppery. Mostly gold with green corrosion and some darker areas and areas that appear more coppery
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: Gold surface with coppery surfaces visible in some areas. Green corrosion indicates the presence of a Cu alloy
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Open back cast. Several casting flaws present on underside
Technique: Joinery
Note: All cast. all decoration, including ears, teeth, suspension loops, etc. appear to have been worked in the wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: All in wax model Polished Surface Enrichment. Gold surface with coppery surfaces visible in some areas. Green corrosion indicates the presence of a Cu alloy
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMNH A382240 overalL - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMNH A382240 overall - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated
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NMNH A382240 overall, verso (2008)
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NMNH A382240 overall, recto (2008)
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NMNH A382240 overall, proper right side (2008)
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si_568e85156f3a7CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 3822400)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMNH 3822400)
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF ESEM-EDS Metallography
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1999
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