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Object Number 38-55-10/12954
Display Title White clay pottery pigment, unground
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pigment powder, greyish-white
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: 4.3 x 5.8 x 1 cm (1 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1 bag
Label on object 38-55-10/12954
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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