Hematite rock used as dye
Hopi
Southwest
1964
Hematite
Overall: 2 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (5.5 × 4 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
164.42.15510
Geography
Place Found: Second Mesa, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Artifact
Research Area
Archaeology
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Alfred F. Whiting (1912-1978) for Dartmouth College Museum, 1964.
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