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Object Number
87-18-10/41093
Display Title
Labret
Descriptions
Object Description
Labret
Inventory Description
Labret, carved wood, oval, cylindrical, concave faces, grooved sides
Classification
- Labret
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1817 or earlier
Culture
- Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Queen Charlotte Islands
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm (3 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41093 & SJones\a Wooden lip\worn by the\Ladies of\Queen Charlotte Island on the
Credit Line
Gift of E. W. Hooper, 1887
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(prior to 1817)
Donor
E. W. Hooper
(03/09/1887)
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