Labret/Lip plug representing a bird
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200–1550 (Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Mixteca (Mixtec) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller agent
content: Andre Portier, Non-Indian, 1886-1963
label: Seller agent
content: Fernand Lair-Dubreuil, Non-Indian, 1867-1931
label: Auction venue
content: Hotel Drouot
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye for MAI in 1928 at an auction held by Andre Portier (1886-1963) and Fernand Lair-Dubreuil (1867-1931) at the Hôtel Drouot, in Paris, France, using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Oaxaca 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: 16/3446
label: Barcode
content: 163446.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug representing a bird
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Cast