Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Charles P. MacKie (C.P. MacKie), Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles P. MacKie (who may have been associated with construction of railroads in Mexico); acquired by George Heye from an unknown source in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Valley of Mexico; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8490
label: Barcode
content: 008490.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished