Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926.
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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: 14/7415
Barcode: 147415.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Ivory, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Inlaid

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6db6bc89a-d179-46c4-a45e-11a81c9c1c8a

Record ID: NMAI_158064