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Object Number 88-51-10/50272
Display Title Ivory labret
Descriptions
Inventory Description Labret, ivory, 2 perforations in base
Classification
  • Labret
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Aiakamut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Sledge Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 1 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50272; 45208
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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