Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200–1600 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Valetta Swann Malinowska (Anna Valetta Swann/Mrs. Bronisław Malinowski), Non-Indian, 1904-1973
label: Seller
content: Valetta Swann Malinowska (Anna Valetta Swann/Mrs. Bronisław Malinowski), Non-Indian, 1904-1973
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist Valetta Swann Malinowska (widow of anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, 1904-1973); purchased by MAI from Valetta Malinowska in 1969.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mixteca Alta; Puebla State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Mixteca (Mixtec) (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: 23/9983
label: Barcode
content: 239983.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold, stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved