It is patinated a rich dark brown color. The larger pieces were patinated to white, appearing to represent different periods. The pieces were heavily patinated, sometimes with a number of different patinas. The inner surface of the hole was originally patinated a dusty light green. The dome itself, although painted to resemble patinated copper, is steel. The sculpture is composed of painted and patinated bronze with painted wooden base. The interior of this hole was likewise once patinated light green. The Pirogue Day Bed was gondola-shaped and finished in patinated bronze lacquer. The earliest tools excavated were hundreds of patinated flakes made of basalt, and quartz flakes. It does not appear to have been painted or patinated. Pre patinated finishes are available from certain manufacturers to expedite the natural patination process.