Labret/Lip plug

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Iñupiaq

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/528
Barcode: 050528.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Stone, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 2 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f9df4e0f-b214-4472-b2c8-bc9bbd3dd88a

Record ID: NMAI_54468