Face paint, turmeric

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Object Number 00-8-70/55764

Display Title Face paint, turmeric

Descriptions

Inventory Description Pigment bundles, golden yellow semi-solid powder, fiber wrapped

Classification

Accessory

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia

Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands

Materials Pigment, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 5.5 x 5.4 cm (5 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 55764.

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