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: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Previous seller
content: Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder, Non-Indian, 1836-1901
label: Excavator
content: Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder, Non-Indian, 1836-1901
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Colonel Frank Frederick Hilder (1836-1901); purchased by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) from Colonel Hilder in 1886; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Excavation at site of ancient battlefield; Tlatelolco; Federal District; 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: 7785
label: Barcode
content: 007785.000
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, flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 2.5-3.2 x .6-1.3 cm