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Culture/People:
Haida  Search this
Previous owner:
Frederick Landsberg (F. Landsberg), Non-Indian, 1861-1935  Search this
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this
Object Name:
Labret/Lip plug
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone
Techniques:
Cut
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick Landsberg (1861-1935, a Victoria, British Columbia, dealer in Indian artifacts); sold or transferred to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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Catalog Number:
1/6723
Barcode:
016723.000
See related items:
Haida
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f1c9d7b1-6ba4-4c3e-b679-4f5fa3879b9a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_17505