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Image Not Available for Red ochre. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Red ochre. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Image Not Available for Red ochre. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Object Number 30-21-10/A6989
Display Title Red ochre. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Descriptions
Object Description Red ochre. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Inventory Description Red ochre pigment
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Minnesota
Materials Red ochre, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Provenance
Collector Unknown (Unknown)
Donor Harvard Mineralogical Museum (1930)

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