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Cake of red pigment
Image Not Available for Cake of red pigment
Object Number 46-73-10/54851
Display Title Cake of red pigment
Descriptions
Object Description Cake of red pigment
Inventory Description Raw material, pigment, irregular shape, crumbling, red
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 5 x 2.8 cm (2 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54851
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)

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