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Red ochre in carved wooden container with cloth to apply it - ochre made by burn
Red ochre in carved wooden container with cloth to apply it - ochre made by burn
Object Number 37-105-50/3139
Display Title Red ochre in carved wooden container with cloth to apply it - ochre made by burn
Descriptions
Object Description Red ochre in carved wooden container with cloth to apply it - ochre made by burning a certain river mud
Inventory Description Carved wood container, bag-shaped, with handle, incised, ochre ball, cloth insid
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Pande
Materials Wood, Cloth, Ochre
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 10.2 x 8.3 cm (6 5/8 x 4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 37-105-50/3139

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