Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1150–1521 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Lender
content: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
label: Contact Us
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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: Aztec (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: 16/7981
label: Barcode
content: 167981.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished, drilled