Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

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 [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/537
Barcode: 050537.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials: Jet/Lignite
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623bcc50e-bbe1-4a92-a304-5f93b9641605

Record ID: NMAI_54477