NMNH A382242: Ornament - Couger

Primary Title:
NMNH A382242: 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 A382242-0
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A382242-0
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
159473
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold
Note: Object Description
Open back cast cougar pendant with suspension loops on front paws, coffee bean eyes, raised ears, and wire-work teeth all done in wax model. Surface enrichment likely through depletion gilding.
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
Good condition except that the base alloy is slightly corroded, causing the surface layer of gold to flake off in some areas. There is a very slight amount of green corrosion on the surface. No losses
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph
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.
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold. The top layer appears gold. In areas where this layer has flaked off, the darker substrate is visible. A very small amount of green corrosion is visible under the microscope on top of the gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: In areas where the gold has flaked off the surface, the underlying alloy appears dark brown/coppery and slightly porous.
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: Open back cast with all details done in cast
Technique: Joinery
Note: All cast
Technique: Finishing
Note: All in wax model Polished Surface Enrichment. Appears burnished
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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NMNH A382242 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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NMNH A382242 overall, recto (2008)
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NMNH A382242 overall, veso (2008)
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NMNH A382242 overall, proper left side (2008)
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NMNH A382242 overall, proper right side (2008)
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si_568e85156f827CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 3822420)
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ACH
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Analysis Results (NMNH 3822420)
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11/7/2008
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observed
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Done
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As Needed
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None
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Unknown
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Sensitive
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None
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None
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Visual Microscopy
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Analysis: XRF X-ray radiograph
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Mailing
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Mailing
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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1999
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None
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