Non-destructive analysis of a pre-hispanic basketry collection from La Paz, Bolivia

Non-destructive analysis of a pre-hispanic basketry collection from La Paz, Bolivia

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2020v41n2p195

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X-ray Fluorescence, Raman Spectroscopy, Archaeometry, Andean Altiplano, Basket weaving

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Pre-Hispanic basketry is scarce and at present, there are few analytical studies on these objects. This study presents an analytical investigation of a collection of ancient baskets from Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF), La Paz, Bolivia employing portable X-ray Fluorescence and portable Raman Spectroscopy. The analyses were performed in situ with non-invasive and non-destructive methods. The chemical elements K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Sr were identified in all the samples. The principal component analysis tends to separate the basket pieces in two groups: one of them is related to stylistic shape of the Middle Horizon, Titicaca Lake basin, and the other was inconclusive. This was the first time that tinctures used in Andean pre-Hispanic basketry from the MUSEF collection were chemically evaluated and the results added historical and archaeological context to the objects.

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Fábio Luiz Melquiades, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

PhD in Physics from the State University of Londrina. Post doctorate at the Chemistry Institute of UNICAMP. Professor, Department of Physics, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Juan Villanueva, Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore, La Paz, Bolivia

Doctor in Anthropology from the Universidad de Tarapacá and Universidad Católica del Norte.

Fábio Lopes, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

PhD Professor at the Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Physics, Depto. of Physics, UEL, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Jorge Lisme, Universidad de El Alto

Prof. Dr., Physical Sciences and Alternative Energies Career, La UPEA, El Alto. Bolivia,

Eduardo Inocente Jussiani, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Prof. Dr., Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Physics, Dept. of Physics, UEL, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Prof. Dr., Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Physics, Dept. of Physics, UEL, Londrina, Paraná, Brasil

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2020-12-11

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Melquiades, F. L., Villanueva, J., Lopes, F., Lisme, J., Jussiani, E. I., & Appoloni, C. R. (2020). Non-destructive analysis of a pre-hispanic basketry collection from La Paz, Bolivia. Semina: Ciências Exatas E Tecnológicas, 41(2), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0375.2020v41n2p195

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