Blues from Tikuna/Magüta Masks and a Still Unknown Blue Colorant in Technical Art History and Conservation Science
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Investigated Items
2.2. Chemical Investigation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Blue Colorants from the Tikuna/Magüta Masks
3.2. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) as a Continuation of This Research
3.3. Hypothesis behind the Still Unknown Blue Colorant
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Museum | Item’s Identification | Main Raman Bands/cm−1 and Attributed Colorants |
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Fowler Museum | X64.965 | 547, 584 (ultramarine) |
Peabody Museum | 47-8-30/5627 | 253, 546, 598, 1226, 1310, 1572, 1582 (indigo, sample 1) 1332, 1588 (amorphous carbon, sample 2) |
996-24-30/11694 | 1572, 1582 (indigo) | |
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (MAE) | RG 10034 | 176, 235, 259, 485, 594, 641, 681, 748, 780, 833, 848, 953, 1008, 1108, 1143, 1160, 1185, 1194, 1214, 1307, 1341, 1430, 1451, 1528 (phthalocyanine blue) |
RG 10896 | 915, 1178, 1587, 1620 (crystal violet) | |
RG 8649 | 275, 504, 531, 2090, 2153 (Prussian blue) 542 (ultramarine) 142 (anatase) | |
RG 8716 | 1572, 1582 (indigo) | |
RG 8753 | 2092, 2154 (Prussian blue) | |
RG 8753-2 | 277, 533, 2091, 2153 (Prussian blue) | |
RG 8764 | 1573, 1583 (indigo) | |
RG 8889 | 2092, 2155 (Prussian blue) 544 (ultramarine) 987 (barium sulfate and/or lithopone) 143 (anatase) | |
RG 8892 | 280, 2091, 2154 (Prussian blue) 144 (anatase) | |
RG 8894 | 2089, 2149 (Prussian blue) 144 (anatase) | |
RG 8898 | 2093, 2154 (Prussian blue) 143 (anatase) | |
RG 8902 | 544 (ultramarine) | |
RG 9454 | 2090, 2152 (Prussian blue) 252, 544, 1225, 1248, 1310, 1572, 1582 (indigo) 1325, 1597 (amorphous carbon) 144 (anatase) | |
RG 9984 | 278, 2091, 2152 (Prussian blue) 543 (ultramarine) 145 (anatase) | |
RG 8710 | 282, 505, 533, 2092, 2154 (Prussian blue) 1325, 1599 (amorphous carbon) | |
Magüta Museum | MM374 | 175, 258, 484, 594, 642, 681, 748, 782, 833, 848, 954, 1008, 1109, 1144, 1185, 1195, 1217, 1308, 1343, 1451, 1530 (phthalocyanine blue) |
MM383 | 484, 682, 748, 954, 1109, 1144, 1308, 1343, 1451, 1530, 1539 (phthalocyanine blue) | |
MM384 | 175, 259, 484, 594, 682, 748, 780, 954, 1109, 1144, 1185, 1195, 1217, 1308, 1343, 1451, 1530 (phthalocyanine blue) | |
MM385 | 176, 235, 259, 484, 495, 596, 642, 681, 748, 783, 833, 848, 954, 1008, 1109, 1132, 1144, 1158, 1186, 1196, 1217, 1308, 1343, 1429, 1451, 1530 (phthalocyanine blue) | |
MM387 | 175, 259, 484, 594, 682, 748, 780, 954, 1109, 1144, 1185, 1195, 1217, 1308, 1343, 1451, 1530, 1539 (phthalocyanine blue) |
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Puglieri, T.S.; Maccarelli, L. Blues from Tikuna/Magüta Masks and a Still Unknown Blue Colorant in Technical Art History and Conservation Science. Heritage 2024, 7, 4697-4711. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090222
Puglieri TS, Maccarelli L. Blues from Tikuna/Magüta Masks and a Still Unknown Blue Colorant in Technical Art History and Conservation Science. Heritage. 2024; 7(9):4697-4711. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090222
Chicago/Turabian StylePuglieri, Thiago Sevilhano, and Laura Maccarelli. 2024. "Blues from Tikuna/Magüta Masks and a Still Unknown Blue Colorant in Technical Art History and Conservation Science" Heritage 7, no. 9: 4697-4711. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090222