Labret or lip ornament of black stone (lignite). Nelson's "hat-shape" form. Carved black stone, speckled with tiny white flecks; hat-shaped in profile; curved flat flange; circular face.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Yukon northward, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Yukon northward
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Labrets (jewelry worn on the head)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
by adult men
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 3.1 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Nelson p. 46 and Pl. XXII#19-21.
Loans:
S1974-1975 #82: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (April 21, 1975–December 19, 1975)