Labret

Museum number:
2-7160
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Stone labret (partial). Mottled greenish-white and black. Probably remnant of Nelson's "hat shape.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 2.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 2-7160, described as Stone labret (partial). Mottled greenish-white and black. Probably remnant of Nelson's "hat shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 2-7160, described as Stone labret (partial). Mottled greenish-white and black. Probably remnant of Nelson's "hat shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 2-7160, described as Stone labret (partial). Mottled greenish-white and black. Probably remnant of Nelson's "hat shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 2-7160, described as Stone labret (partial). Mottled greenish-white and black. Probably remnant of Nelson's "hat shape.

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