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Paint Bag

Date1895-1901
Mediummammal skin, mammal skin tie, ochre
DimensionsOther: 8.9 × 22.9 cm (3 1/2 × 9 in.)
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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-272
Object numberHRC 00272
Descriptiona small bag of tanned skin, bound with a small skin tie. the powder is perhaps ground hematie or ochre. Newcombe says 'mineral paint....used as face paoint.' bag has been stained brownish red by the powder.
collected in Skidegate
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