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- Palette with Red Hematite
Description: Palette with eight incised shallow notches along one edge. The hematite has been added to show how the palette would have been used. Dimensions of palette: 10.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - hematite). - Mortar with Malachite Pieces
Description: Pumice paint mortar with unworked malachite pieces. Dimensions: 3.7 cm tall, 6.3 cm diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - malachite). - Mortar with Limonite
Description: Stone paint mortar with limonite. Dimensions: 3.7 cm tall, 6.3 cm diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - limonite). - Mortar with White Pigment
Description: Basalt mortar with a white pigment tentatively identified as kaolin powder. Dimensions: 1.25 inches tall, 2.75 inch diameter. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - pigment). - Palette with Specular Hematite
Description: Slate palette with an incised border. A piece of unworked specular hematite was placed with the palette to show how the artifact would have been used in the past. Dimensions of palette: 13.5 x 8.4 x .8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - hematite). - Palette with Azurite
Description: Incised palette with an azurite lump used to make a ground powder paste. Dimensions: 8.2 x 14.6 x 2.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - palette, catalog card - azurite). - Incised Argillite Paint Mortar
Description: Argillite paint mortar with 27 vertical exterior grooves (each 2 mm wide by 2 mm deep). A black substance adheres to the interior of the mortar, which was at one time well polished all around. A large piece of the base has broken and been mended. Dimensions: Diam. 7.2 x Base 5.5 x Depth 1.9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).