Labret/Lip plug
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900-1600
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
label: Seller
content: George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been collected by Native people from local tombs and sold to a trader named Don Juan Lau Don; acquired by George C. Dissette (1873-1938, an attorney in Glenville, Ohio) by 1904; purchased by George Heye from George Dissette in 1906.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Bocas del Toro; Bocas del Toro District; Bocas del Toro Province; Panama
label: Archipelago
content: Archipiélago Bocas del Toro
label: Island Name
content: Isla Colón
setName: label: See related items
content: Chiriquí (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: 8234
label: Barcode
content: 008234.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Labret/Lip plug
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Cast