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Object Number 973-16-50/11505
Display Title Container of red ochre
Descriptions
Indigenous Term assile
Inventory Description Ochre sample, powdered/granular, in can sealed withduct tape
Classification
  • Pigment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Ochre
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 8.8 x 8.8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11505/ [Lion Pharmacy labels] 100 Tab./ $0.90/ [illegible]
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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