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Object Number 00-8-70/55765
Display Title Red paint (mineral)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Clay, red, irregular-shaped flat block, wider at one end
Classification
  • Clay
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 × 11.5 × 6.1 cm (1 5/16 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55765

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