NMNH A391970: Gold-Plated Ornament - King Vulture

Primary Title:

NMNH A391970: Gold-Plated Ornament - King Vulture

Alternate Title: Owner Object Name

Gold-Plated Ornament - King Vulture

Keyword Type: Object Class

Pendant

Keyword Type: Object Sub-class

Zoo-Bird

Keyword Type: Owner Provenience Record Type

Accession docs/letters

Keyword Type: Exam Methods

Visual Microscopy

Identifier: Object Number

NMNH A391970-0

Identifier: Owner Accession Number

A391970-0

Identifier: Owner Catalog Number

181570

Note: Owner Information Source

PreColumbian Master; Panama Gold

Note: Object Description

Open back cast bird pendant with rattle bell eyes with clappers and large rattle bell with working clapper as body. W shaped object in beak. Head has open back, but back of body is in same plane as wings and tail. Au-Cu alloy with surface enrichment

Note: Owner Accession

Gold-plated ornaments from shaft tombs in vicinity of Sona, Veraguas Panama. presented to the US national Museum by Mr.Karl P. Curtis. Some were collected by the donor but a majority were acquired from juan Graticos "a professional tomb looter of Sona"

Note: Research Notes

Similar example in Lothrop "Veraguas" pg.56, fig.72b

Note: Condition Review

Fragmentary. Left wing tip missing, L wing and right base end recently broken and present as fragments. Highly mineralized core metal. Past mechanical cleaning evident as extensive scratch marks. Pinkish powdery accretion over surface.

Note: Follow-up Notes

Too mineralized for useful analysis except for thickness of gold layer. Low priority X-radiography- presumed all cast but can be confirmed by x-radiography

Note: Analysis Recommendations

XRF X-ray radiograph

Time Period: Examination Date

11/10/2008

Place: Object Origin

Geographic Zone: VGC-Pacific Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Site: Sona, Shaft Tombs In Vicinity Of Place Time Period: Site Period

Place: Curation Location

Local place: 1103A00404

Actor: Object Excavator

Sr.Juan Gratacos (?)

Actor: Owner Accession Source

Curtis, Karl P; 1949-Jan-13; Gift; 13 specimens

Actor: Object Owner

NMNH

Actor: Examination Operator

ACH

Condition: Corrosion

Note: Green-surface; Black-core. Green corrosion present on surface. Black mineralized material at interior.

Condition: Coloration

Note: Gold. Covered in brown burial dirt (?) or surface accretions and green corrosion. Under corrosion and accretions is a gold layer visible in some areas. At breaks, black corrosion is visible underneath

Condition: Usewear Toolmarks

Note: Scratches Cracking

Condition: Pseudomorphs

Note: None

Materials:

Gold Alloy Note: Gold surface visible under corrosion and accretions.

Technique: Fabrication Method

Cast- Open Back Other/Unknown Note: Open back cast for head. Eyes and body bells cast all together. Flat tail and wings may be hammered

Technique: Joinery

Note: All cast; Other/Unknown. Presumed that all done in casting however object is covered in corrosion and accretions so cannot be confirmed visually

Technique: Finishing

Note: Surface Enrichment.

Measurements:

Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components

PID	Type	Title	Metadata	URL
si_2769149		A391970_145Kv_03_04_09-adj	TitleInfo/title A391970_145Kv_03_04_09-adj Abstract NMNH A391970 overall, X-radiograph (2009)	Download
si_2769150		A391970_a_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A391970_a_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A391970 overall, recto (2008)	Download
si_2769151		A391970_b_20081112_ach	TitleInfo/title A391970_b_20081112_ach Abstract NMNH A391970 overall, verso (2008)	Download
si_568e851570fd6		Analysis Results (NMNH 3919700)	Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/origin ACH Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/pubdate Unpublished material Idinfo/citation/citeinfo/title Analysis Results (NMNH 3919700) 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 X-ray radiograph 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