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Object Number 38-55-10/12952
Display Title Red ochre pottery pigment, unground
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pigment chunks, red ochre
Classification
  • Pigment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Ramah; Atarque
Materials Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm (3/4 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1 bag
Label on object 38-55-10/12952
Provenance
Collector Dr. Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn (1937 - 1938)
Collector Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1937 - 1938)
Donor Dr. Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn (1937 - 1938)
Donor Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1937 - 1938)

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