Lignite To Be Gound Into Tattoo Paint (1 Lump)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 21 Dec 1883
label: Collection Date
content: July 1883
name: label: Collector
content: James G. Swan
label: Donor Name
content: James G. Swan
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "'If for common painting of hats, etc. the paint is prepared by chewing dried salmon eggs and cedar bark and spitting the saliva into the cavity in the stone, and the lignite is then rubbed in till the required color is obtained. When used for tatooing the lignite is rubbed on the stone with water only.' Swan's invoice and descriptive catalogue." Neg. #2005-22350 is photo of this object with Catalogue No. E88903, a paint mortar.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) / Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Haida
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 013804
label: USNM Number
content: E88904-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pigment