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Object Number
51-60-50/8856
Display Title
Sample of ground red rock - used as pigment for cosmetic, mixed with grease;
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pigment, dried, rock, powder, red, ochre (?)
Classification
- Pigment
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mutues
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Encocua
Materials
Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 2.4 cm (3 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-60-50/8856
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(Summer 1951)
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