Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Collector: Israel C. Russell, Non-Indian, 1851-1906
Previous owner: U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History)

Collection History: Collected in 1890 or 1891 by geologist Israel C. Russell (1851-1906) during a survey of the Mount St. Elias area (on the Alaska/Yukon border); donated to the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) in 1892; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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Place: Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/430
Barcode: 020430.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62522b9ba-998f-431b-86c2-86da2a4f9a19

Record ID: NMAI_21633