essay
Moche forms for shaping sheet metal
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 113-128 , 8 plates
By: Donnan, Christopher B., Scott, David A., Bracken, Todd.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors examine techniques used by the Moche for shaping sheet metal into three-dimensional forms. Most metal objects were made from sheet metal hammered out over forms of wood or solid metal. X-ray fluorescence analysis of several objects was used to learn about the type of metal available and what was added to produce alloys. An anthropomorphized owl figure was experimentally recreated to better understand the process. In addition, this document includes color plates referenced in other chapters of [i]The Art and Archaeology of the Moche[/i].
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Experimental data
- Mineral resources
- Metallurgy
- Smiths and their crafts
- Nonferrous metal industries
- Visual arts
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-1200 BP (AD 1-800)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Christopher B. Donnan, David A. Scott, Todd Bracken
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 128)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2008027539
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities