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[Response to letter of 22 November 1953 requesting information about colour pigments used by Western Australian aborigines]
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88199
Call no:
A13-73-3-62
Author:
Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963 ; Morrison, J
Year:
1 December 1953
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See: File A13-73-3 Anthropology - Aboriginal cultural materials
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Archives
Abstract:
Pigments used are red ochre, yellow ochre, pipe clay and charcoal. Certain rock paintings also include blue, the identity of which has not yet been identified.

All pigments are mined locally by the aborigines and are at times objects of barter.
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