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Object Number 34-24-10/3709
Display Title Mixture of red paint and creosote bush gum, used to decorate arrow shaft.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral pigment, red adhered to piece of black resin
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southern Paiute
  • Chemehuevi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / La Paz County / Parker
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-24-10/3709 & 13c [underscored]
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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