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The interior of this Indigenous-made porringer is stained with red pigment, possibly ochre. The Beothuk people, a group from what is now called Newfoundland, used red ochre extensively to color their skin and many everyday objects.
NAC :
1982.23
Object name :
porringer
Dimensions :
4,2 cm x 8,5 cm x 13,6 cm
Copyright :
© MUMAQ - Musée des métiers d’art du Québec
Materials :
wood; pigment
Collection :
Father Carrier's collection, old museum of Collège Saint-Laurent
Catégories :
Wood
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