Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: King Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: King Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/952
Barcode: 050952.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ac757d0-0f50-48bd-bcd4-b1ca6d29b210

Record ID: NMAI_54672