Labrets (lip plug)
Labrets, or ornaments worn around or under the lips, have been a powerful marker of identity and social status in a number of parts of the world. In the Alaskan context, the style, size, and decoration of such labrets conveyed information about the wearer's social and regional...
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5252
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object
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normalized
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Mrs. Olga Pertzoff, Lincoln, Massachusetts [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Family of Mrs. Olga Pertzoff, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1980, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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2
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import
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Culture
Cup'ig (Alaskan Native)
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