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Image Not Available for Bit of graphite paint (black; Used as face and body paint
Bit of graphite paint (black; Used as face and body paint
Image Not Available for Bit of graphite paint (black; Used as face and body paint
Object Number 22-34-10/G2874
Display Title Bit of graphite paint (black; Used as face and body paint
Descriptions
Object Description Bit of graphite paint (black; used as face and body paint
Inventory Description Graphite
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Barnstable County
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Cod
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Warren King Moorehead (? (1890-1910))
Provenance Joseph Thatcher (? (1890-1910))

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Fragment of graphite used to make black paint
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Village
Image Not Available for Pieces of graphite used as paint
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New Hampshire
81 stone chips; 5 pcs glass; 2 pcs glazed pottery; 1 pc graphite (?); 2 pcs mica
970-12-10/50789 81 stone chips; 5 pcs glass; 2 pcs glazed pottery; 1 pc graphite (?); 2 pcs mica
Body
Charcoal
Mica
Colorless flat glass
Chipping debris
Mineral
Neville
Wooden peg with bit of red paint
2002.1.1973 Wooden peg with bit of red paint
Tools
Image Not Available for 12 body sherds of bowls - geometric design; graphite-like finish (black color)
41-63-60/7307 12 body sherds of bowls - geometric design; graphite-like finish (black color)
Sherd
Sa-Huynh
Thanh-Cu
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41-63-60/7338 7 body potsherds of stem ware - red ware with traces of graphite-like finish; geometric design
Thanh-Cu
Sa-Huynh
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Bowl
Thanh-Cu
Sa-Huynh
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Figurine
Supe
Calabash cup - used for holding red paint for face painting
33-56-20/2316 Calabash cup - used for holding red paint for face painting
Cup
Darien
Red paint - ground and mixed with shark oil - used for painting faces +
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Pigment
New Zealand
Image Not Available for 6 fine ware graphite painted sherds
57-19-40/6922 6 fine ware graphite painted sherds
Sherd
Tell Ratcheff
Rasev
Pottery cup, no handle, graphite slip
34-44-40/573 Pottery cup, no handle, graphite slip
Raw Material
Cup
Bohemia