Pigment

Sample

Ochre

31-33-150

From: Australia | Western Australia | Weld Ranges

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 31-33-150
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Australia | Western Australia | Weld Ranges
Section Oceanian
Materials Ochre
Description

Sample of ochre, used as pigment. Catalogued as "Wilgie" (an Aboriginal name for ochre derived from the Wilgie Mia mine, an ancient source of ochre in the Weld Range of Western Australia.

Credit Line Purchased from A. E. West, 1931
Other Number 541 - Original Number

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