Labret/Lip plug

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Collector: Edward W. Nelson (Edward William Nelson/E.W. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1855-1934
Previous owner: U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History)

Collection History: Collected in 1880 by Edward W. Nelson (1855-1934, a naturalist with the US Army Signal Corps on board the "Corwin") for the U.S. National Museum (precursor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History); acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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Place: Sledge Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Sledge Island

See related items: Iñupiaq; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/389
Barcode: 020389.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64b6a7fb2-20aa-4be6-bd5d-739da3894f9c

Record ID: NMAI_21592