Labret/Lip plug

Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector
Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Previous owner
Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Donor
Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Collection History
Collected by Augusta B. Mueller (1899-1968) between 1922 and 1926 when she worked as a nurse in Point Barrow, Alaska; donated to MAI by Augusta Mueller in 1928.
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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
16/2304
Barcode
162304.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f69d99e-8a77-47db-93fc-b54f1823ae4c
Record ID
NMAI_174085