Paint

Museum number:
1-144282
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010144282
Accession number:
Acc.1286
Description:
Red, powdered paint. Used for painting bows.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Martin's Ferry, Humboldt County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Humboldt; Martin's Ferry
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Maker or artist:
Homer Cooper
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Painting supplies
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
1959
Context of use:
Used for painting bows. 1-144272 to 144282 are in sequence to show stages in making a bow like 1-144271, illustrating the steps involved in Yurok Sinew Backed Bow making.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
made...under direction of Dr. S.A. Barrett" "Process documented on...film by S.A. Barrett." Photo: "16mm color-sound "Sinew Backed Bow and its Arrows" AIF" (American Indian Film Project). 1-144272 to 144282 are in sequence to show stages in making a bow like 1-144271, illustrating the steps involved in Yurok Sinew Backed Bow making.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Paint, accession number 1-144282, described as Red, powdered paint. Used for painting bows.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paint, accession number 1-144282, described as Red, powdered paint. Used for painting bows.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paint, accession number 1-144282, described as Red, powdered paint. Used for painting bows.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paint, accession number 1-144282, described as Red, powdered paint. Used for painting bows.

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