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Object #     1004
Object name     Labret
Culture of Origin     Tlingit, Auk, Sinta-ka-heen-ee
Materials     Stone
Techniques     Pecked
Dimensions     H: 1.0 in, W: 2.4 in, D: 1.4 in
Exhibit Label    

Labrets are lip plugs worn as status symbols on the Northwest Coast. They proclaim the wealth and high rank of the women who wore them. This labret is probably a natural formation, said by Emmons to be a family heirloom. It was collected from the Auk Tlingit on Admiralty Island, Alaska
Source     Mr. George T. Emmons
Location     Admiralty Island
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Thomas Burke


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