Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Joseph-Fidèle Bernard, 1878-1972, captain of the schooner "Teddy Bear" and collector of Arctic material) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Captain Bernard in 1924.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
- Collector
- Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
- Previous owner
- Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
- Seller
- Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
- Object Name
- Labret/Lip plug
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
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