Labrets (lip plug)

1850-1950 Each H: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Citation Source image

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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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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