Labret/Lip plug

Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Possible collector
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Previous owner
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Donor
Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
Sarah H. Austin (Sarah Frances Hall/Mrs. Alonzo Eugene Austin), Non-Indian, 1871-1952
Collection History
Possibly collected by Alonzo Eugene Austin (1868-1948, a New York City doctor of homeopathy who spent his boyhood in Alaska as the son of Presbyterian missionary parents); donated to MAI by Dr. Austin and his wife Sarah Hall Austin (1871-1952) in 1930.
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Place
Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/8256
Barcode
168256.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bfc13645-459d-42b2-a9cb-7c2055aacf2c
Record ID
NMAI_180256