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Object Number
15-68-20/C7368
Display Title
Achiote berries used in making red paint
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Seed pods, prickly, with some cotton adhering, berries intact, holes
Classification
- Seed
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chiapas
Materials
Seed, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm (2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
C/7368
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