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Object Number
87-15-10/45759
Display Title
Fungus (Echinodontium tinctorium) used as paint
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Floral material, woody appearance, orange-rust color
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
/
Chichagof Island
/
Hoonah
Additional Geographic Terms
Cross Sound
Materials
Floral material
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 x 10.3 x 7.9 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45759 & For paint / Hoonah / 1886
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(11/01/1886)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(11/1/1887)
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