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Red ochre
Object Number 32-68-70/D4025
Display Title Red ochre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral sample, red ochre
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Great Southern / Torbay
Additional Geographic Terms Wilgie Hill; Denmark Line; Southern District
Materials Red ochre
Dimensions Overall: 4.8 x 7.3 x 1.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1 bag
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1906)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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