NMNH A391969: Ornament, Jaguar-God

Primary Title:

NMNH A391969: Ornament, Jaguar-God

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Ornament, Jaguar-God

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Felid-Jaguar

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession records: purchased from Karl P. Curtis. Not other information received with specimens" Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMNH A391969-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

A391969-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

181391

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast pendant with Cu-Au alloy and enriched gold surface. Jaguar god pendant decorated all in wax model with gold wire, scrolls, back suspension loop, snake anklets, scrolls, ball eyes, phalus, and balls at armpits may be nipples/breasts? Heavily corroded

Note: Research Notes

Accession records: purchased from Karl P. Curtis. Not other information received with specimens"

Note: Bibliographic References

Holmes, W.H., 1887 "The Use of Gold and Other Metals among the Ancient Inhabitants of Chiriqui, Isthmus of Darien," Bureau of Ethnology Bulletin 3. Pg.15, fig.4 is very similar example.

Note: Condition Review

Heavily corroded and fragmentary (PL arm missing). Covered in brown accretions and green corrosion. Interior appears mostly mineralized with a thick black layer under the gold surface and a coppery colored center in some cross sections. Object in three fragments, two of which appear to have been adhered in a past restoration. Object appears brittle and a large crack extends through torso just over proper left leg, revealing black interior under surface

Note: Follow-up Notes

The smallest fragment (9mm long) has extant gold surface and coppery/gold center (with black layer between) and may be good for ESEM analysis or metallography. However, considering extent of corrosion, it is likely that the remaining metal is not comparable with the original metal composition.

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF ESEM-EDS Metallography

Time Period: Examination Date

11/10/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: VGC-Pacific Country: Panama Province: Veraguas (?) Site: From vicinity of Sona (?) Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00403

Actor: Object Excavator

Sr.Juan Gratacos

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Curtis, Karl P; 1948-Dec-30; Purchase; 2 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Green-surface; Black-core. Covered in brown accretions and green corrosion. Interior appears mostly mineralized with a thick black layer under the gold surface and a coppery colored center in some cross sections.

Condition: Coloration

Note: Green corrosion; Black corrosion; Gold. Gold surface visible in some areas, black center, green corrosion on top

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Style: Object Style

"Veraguas"

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Gold surface

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Note: Open back cast

Technique: Joinery

Note: All cast

Technique: Finishing

Note: All in wax model Polished Surface Enrichment. Where visible, the gold surface is compact and shiny

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2769143		A391969_145Kv_03_04_09-adj	TitleInfo/title A391969_145Kv_03_04_09-adj Abstract NMNH A391969 overall - X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2769144		A391969_a_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A391969_a_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A391969 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769145		A391969_b_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A391969_b_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A391969 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e851570d7f		Analysis Results (NMNH 3919690)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 3919690) Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/geoform tabular digital data Idinfo/timeperd/timeinfo/rngdates/begdate 11/10/2008 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 ESEM-EDS Metallography 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