Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1915.
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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: 4/383
Barcode: 040383.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Incised, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6561434a6-0f42-4137-81f4-4c0b1359c194

Record ID: NMAI_43481