Labret

Museum number:
1-222645
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010222645
Alternate number:
1094 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1180
Description:
Black steatite. Grooved around, concave ends.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-139, San Joaquin County, California
Collector:
Albert Zimmerman and James A. Barr
Collection date:
March 1898
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Labrets (jewelry worn on the head)
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
...object [646], two broken spear points [647-648] and a lot of shell beads [wampum 649] with the skeleton of an adult." Description: "...See #1086" Published: Described and illustrated in Prehistoric Implements, p. 285, fig. 426, #5J.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 1-222645, described as Black steatite. Grooved around, concave ends.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 1-222645, described as Black steatite. Grooved around, concave ends.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 1-222645, described as Black steatite. Grooved around, concave ends.

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