Lignite To Be Gound Into Tattoo Paint (1 Lump) Item Number: E88904-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
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.
Item History
- Made in Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Masset, British Columbia, Canada during July 1883
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Lignite To Be Gound Into Tattoo Paint (1 Lump)
- Identification Number
- E88904-0
- Type of Item
- pigment
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during July 1883
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804