Material reference

Pink Jasper · Lambing na Matatag

Scientific identity, documented history, and community contexts are presented with sources. TÁWID’s contemporary design interpretation is identified separately.

Material identity

Jasper is an opaque, fine-grained silica material used for ornaments and carved objects. The Australian Museum places it among patterned varieties of fine-grained quartz. Pink Jasper is a commercial colour category, rather than a mineral species in its own right. A pink appearance can help describe a piece visually, but does not independently establish the composition of its coloured areas, any treatment or its geographical origin. [3]

Documented historical context

Jasper’s broader history includes carefully worked objects with specific cultural purposes. The Walters Art Museum holds an Egyptian dark-green jasper scarab dated 664–486 BCE. The museum interprets it as a funerary amulet associated with renewal and notes the possibility that it formed part of a pectoral or served as a heart scarab. The carving, form, date and setting support that interpretation.

This is a documented example of working jasper, rather than evidence of ancient use of the modern pink-jasper product category. [2]

TÁWID’s contemporary interpretation

Lambing na Matatag is TÁWID’s contemporary interpretation of sustained care as a form of responsibility.

Material note

When the precise material has not been tested, retain the catalogue name while keeping origin and treatment claims limited to supplier documentation. More exact identification can enrich the entry without replacing its historical distinctions.

References

1. US Geological Survey, “Natural Gemstones: Mineral Gemstones”
2. Walters Art Museum, “Scarab,” Egyptian, 664–486 BCE, 42.383
3. Australian Museum, “Quartz”

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