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Object Number 34-24-10/3704
Display Title Rock ochre, pigment used for pottery decoration
Descriptions
Object Description Rock ochre, pigment used for pottery decoration
Inventory Description Sandstone fragment, light brown, rectangular, smooth
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southern Paiute
  • Chemehuevi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / La Paz County / Parker
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 5 x 1.1 cm (4 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-24-10/3704 & 12
Provenance
Owner Joe Brown (01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Collector Dr. Isabel T. Kelly (01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Intermediary Dr. Isabel T. Kelly (02/01/1934-06/01/1934)

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