Diatomaceous earth (fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of algae) used for white paint
date: label: Date created
content: 1915-1930
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tsartlip
label: Collector
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
label: Collector
content: William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1934 by George Heye and William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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place: label: Place
content: West Saanich Reserve; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Tsartlip
label: See related items
content: Materials: Raw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/6956
label: Barcode
content: 186956.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Materials: Raw
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Diatomaceous earth (fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of algae) used for white paint
label: Media/Materials
content: Soil
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified