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Object Number
988-18-50/12444
Display Title
Blueing powder
Descriptions
Object Description
Blueing powder, one Package of "Le Lion" brand; used as a substitute for indigo pigment for coloring wooden masks
Inventory Description
Blue dye, in rectangular paper packet.
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Dye, Paper, Powder
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 6.2 cm (4 3/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12444
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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