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Object Number
46-73-10/44387
Display Title
Pigment fragments, yellow
Descriptions
Object Description
Yellow paint pigment of pulverized limonite added to clay to make a small cake.; Massive, large, flat bivalvular shell, containing red paint. Dosinia ponderosa & paint.
Inventory Description
Raw material, pigment fragments, yellow
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XVIII
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower; Salado, Lower
Materials
Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
2853; 46-73-10/44387
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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