NMNH A403142: Gold-Plated Ornament/1

Primary Title:
NMNH A403142: Gold-Plated Ornament/1
Alternate Title: Owner Object Name
Gold-Plated Ornament/1
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 A403142-0
Identifier: Owner Accession Number
A403142-0
Identifier: Owner Catalog Number
188983
Note: Owner Information Source
PreColumbian Master
Note: Object Description
Open back bird pendant with two long ears, small hemispherical body, two projecting feet from middle of body made from row of curled cast wire. Collar made from horizontal rows of cast wire, globular eyes, hooked open beak, and thin, flat wings and tail. Single suspension loop in middle of neck.
Note: Owner Accession
"Ornaments from Veraguas, Panama tombs purchased by M.W. Stirling in Panama" Accession docs
Note: Condition Review
Small loss at the PR tip of tail and at PL wing. Small fragment of PL wing present in polyethylene bag. Large cracks through PL side of tail and some edges broken or chipped along wings, tail, and ears. Some light brown accretions cover the back of the pendant. Some scratching and abrasion of surface likely from cleaning as some of the green corrosion appears mechanically reduced.
Note: Follow-up Notes
Special Weird dendritic pattern in PL ear. Small fragment can be analyzed by ESEM-EDS. XRF of wings, tail, and ears.
Note: Analysis Recommendations
XRF X-ray radiograph ESEM-EDS
Time Period: Examination Date
11/20/2008
Place: Object Origin
Geographic Zone: VGC Country: Panama Province: Veraguas Site: No info Place Time Period: Site Period
Place: Curation Location
Local place: 1103A00403
Actor: Object Excavator
Purchased by M.W. Stirling (1948)
Actor: Owner Accession Source
Bureau Of American Ethnology; 1953-Mar-05; Transfer; 127 specimens
Actor: Object Owner
NMNH
Actor: Examination Operator
ACH
Condition: Corrosion
Note: Green-surface; Black-core. Some of cross sections appear black at interior. Hard, green corrosion present in patches on front and back surfaces
Condition: Coloration
Note: Gold
Condition: Pseudomorphs
Note: None
Materials:
Gold Alloy Note: The interior appears darker and more bronze colored while the exterior is shiny gold.
Technique: Fabrication Method
Cast- Open Back Note: There is a flat circular blob on the proper left wing that may be a repair or from casting. Dendritic structure visible at surface of PL ear
Technique: Joinery
Note: No evidence of joinery outside of wax model
Technique: Finishing
Note: Surface Enrichment Polished. Shiny gold layer on surface over darker interior
Measurements:
Type:Number of Components Value:1 Units:components
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si_2769619A403142 20090304-adj for pid si_2769619A403142 20090304-adj
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A403142 20090304-adj
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall - X-radiograph (2009)
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si_2769620A403142_03dec08_XRF1 for pid si_2769620A403142_03dec08_XRF1
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A403142_03dec08_XRF1
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall, verso - with XRF (2008 ElvaX) analysis spot #1 indicated
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si_2769621A403142_a_20081128_ach for pid si_2769621A403142_a_20081128_ach
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A403142_a_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall, recto (2008)
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si_2769622A403142_b_20081128_ach for pid si_2769622A403142_b_20081128_ach
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A403142_b_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall, recto (2008)
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si_2769623A403142_c_20081128_ach for pid si_2769623A403142_c_20081128_ach
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A403142_c_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall, verso (2008)
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si_2769624A403142_d_20081128_ach for pid si_2769624A403142_d_20081128_ach
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A403142_d_20081128_ach
Abstract
NMNH A403142 overall, verso (2008)
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si_568e851576fa7CSV iconAnalysis Results (NMNH 4031420)
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ACH
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Unpublished material
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Analysis Results (NMNH 4031420)
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11/20/2008
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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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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Unpublished material
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database
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Species
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Unknown
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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 ESEM-EDS
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Point
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feet
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Unknown
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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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