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Dye/Dyestuff

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Delphine Stouff (Chitimacha, 1872-1940) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Delphine Stouff (Delphine Stouffe), Chitimacha, 1872-1940
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Dye/Dyestuff
Media/Materials
Nut shell/shells
Techniques
Dried
Object Type
Materials: Prepared
Indigenous Term
o ka da da
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