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Object Number
46-73-10/44389
Display Title
Oxide of copper
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper carbonate clump and powder; used as green pigment; "Slag from house oven (936a); burnt rock from house-oven (936b); oxide of copper used as paint (936c);"
Inventory Description
Raw material, pigment, green
Classification
- Organic
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin II
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 1 x 0.5 cm (3 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1 bag
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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