Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thea (Mrs. George) Heye; donated to MAI by Thea Heye in 1921.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/8283
Barcode: 108283.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f9902db-f45c-419a-be72-7e4bbdd02f0b

Record ID: NMAI_116854