Previous owner:

Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957  Search this

Seller:

Guilherme Giesbrecht (Wilhelm Giesbrecht), Non-Indian, 1866-1957  Search this

MAI agent:

Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Araçuaí (Arassuahy) Municipality; Jequitinhonha Mesoregion, Araçuaí Mesoregion; Minas Gerais State, Southeast Region; Brazil

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Guilherme Giesbrecht (1866-1957, a German-born Brazilian engineer); purchased from Guilherme Giesbrecht by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

11/4084

Barcode:

114084.000

See related items:

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65d15e01d-4da0-463c-94ca-b23cdb3a69e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_123036