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Object Number 56-28-20/19766
Display Title White clay
Descriptions
Inventory Description Lump of white clay, large round impression on one side in center.
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Additional Geographic Terms Tiburon Island
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 6.5 x 5.7 cm (1 9/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-28-20/19766; 72; S#12

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