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Object Number 76-20-10/10124
Display Title Paint, for coloring pottery
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chunks of pigment, mustard-colored
Classification
  • Pigment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mohave
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 2 x 0.8 cm (1 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 10124 & 76-20-10/10124
Provenance
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (3/1876 - 1876)
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (3/1876 - 1876)

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