Woman boiling the root bark of the Rhus armonatica to obtain the red dye, "saystozzie-batoh"

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Object Number 2004.29.4353

Display Title Woman boiling the root bark of the Rhus armonatica to obtain the red dye, "saystozzie-batoh"

Descriptions

Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Navajo Indians (Athapascan) / [Woman] boiling the root bark of the Rhus aromaticato to obtain the red dye known by the Navajos as "saystozzie-batoh." / Taken by George Pepper in New Mexico in 1897. Presented by B. F. B. Hyde and Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. / [verso] Gift of Lucy Kluckhohn Sept. 1964"

Keywords

Ethnographic
Manufacture and General Utility

Subject

dye
making

Department Photographic

Date 1897

Artist George H. Pepper

Culture

Navajo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / New Mexico

Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard

Dimensions Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Donor Donated by Lucy Kluckhohn

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	2004.29.4357	Woman boiling the leaves and twigs of the Rhus aromatica and burning the ferruginous ochre		New Mexico
	2004.29.4351	Woman pounding the roots of the Rhus aromatica to loosen the bark		New Mexico
	2004.29.4352	Woman rolling the bark from the roots of the Rhus aromatica		New Mexico
Image Not Available for Red decoction of rhus aromatica (98-9-10/51819), saystozzie-batoh	98-9-10/51823	Red decoction of rhus aromatica (98-9-10/51819), saystozzie-batoh	Unclassified	New Mexico
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	2004.29.4355	Woman pulverizing the bark of the black alder in preparation for making dye		New Mexico
	2004.29.4356	Woman grinding black alder bark which is applied to buckskin in the powder form		New Mexico
	98-9-10/51796	Rhus Aromatica after boiling	Floral	New Mexico
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	2004.29.4365	Woman spinning wool into uniform strips to be used in blanket making		New Mexico
	2004.29.4366	Woman coiling wool to be used for blanket making		New Mexico

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