Blackened bark of mesquite tree

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Summary: 
Tohono O'odham polychrome pottery making study with Rupert Angea by Helga Teiwes.
Description: 

Mesquite tree with blackened bark with sap running down from cut. Sap is used to make paint shinier. Rupert did not use it this time.

People: 
Rupert Angea
Protocol: 
Photograph Collection Open Access, Tohono O'Odham Nation Open Access
Community: 
Photograph Collection, Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category: 
Pottery and Basketry
Keywords: 
Art and Creative Works
Collections: 
Tohono O'odham Polychrome Pottery Making Study
Original Date: 
1980 June 6th
Contributor: 
Helga Teiwes
Rights: 
Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State Museum, The University of Arizona
Source: 
Arizona State Museum, The University of Arizona
Identifier: 
53295_scan001-x.jpg
Subject: 
Pottery, Pottery craft, Tohono O'odham artists, Tohono O'odham pottery
Type: 
Still Image
Format: 
Black-and-white photographs, JPG