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Section: 8 Natural resins (NR) Page: 242

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Details

IRUG filename:
INR00242
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Natural resins (NR)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Mopa mopa, South American
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Elaeagia
Source location 1:
South America
Sample source 2:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ellen Howe
Source location 2:
1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, NY, 10028, US
Color:
Light brown
Application:
Transmission FTIR spectroscopy
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Newman, Richard, et al. “Mopa Mopa: Scientific Analysis And History Of An Unusual South American Resin Used By The Inka And Artisans In Pasto, Colombia.” Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, vol. 54, no. 3, 2015, pp. 123–148.
Originating institution name:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Originating institution acronym:
MFA-B
Other analytical methods:
GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry)