Pigment
P1859
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Urlpe |
| Object Number | P1859 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Ochre |
| Description | Two chunks of red ochre. One is significantly larger than the other, and both have rough, uneven shapes. “Used in men’s ceremony” (Catalog Card) |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 22 - Other Number |
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