Labret/Lip pendant

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Culture/People: Karajá (Caraja)
Seller agent: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
Seller: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Previous owner: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Collector: Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938

Collection History: Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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Place: Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name: Ilha do Bananal

See related items: Karajá (Caraja); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/9799
Barcode: 189799.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip pendant
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws640d09f14-e796-4172-9693-0dfa1b12939b

Record ID: NMAI_202955