Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1879; acquired by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) through an exchange with the United States National Museum; lent to MAI by George T. Emmons in 1920; purchased by MAI from George Emmons in 1924.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Iñupiaq
- Previous owner
- U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History)
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Seller
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Object Name
- Labret/Lip plug
- Media/Materials
- Jade
- Techniques
- Incised
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
