Labret/Lip plug
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nuxalk (Bellacoola)
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Julius Carlebach (Julius Hirsch Carlebach), Non-Indian, 1909-1964
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1943 using proceeds from collection sales to Julius Carlebach (1909-1964; Julius Carlebach Gallery, New York).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Bella Coola River; Bella Coola; Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Nuxalk (Bellacoola)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/6180
label: Barcode
content: 206180.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished