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Object Number 92-45-10/89878
Display Title Jar of native ochre
Descriptions
Object Description Jar of native ochre
Inventory Description Pigment in bottle, ochre
Classification
  • Pigment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1 Bottle
Label on object 89878/ [crossed out] 147990/ 7.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Washington Matthews (1880 ca. - 1892 ?)
Donor Dr. Washington Matthews (1880 ca. - 1892 ?)

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