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CAS 0005-0083   CAS 0005-0083; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880-1930
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Labret carved from a single piece of ivory in the form of a slightly elongated but rounded knob; The base or portion that would have been inserted into the wearer’s cheek or chin expands to a rectangular shape with squared ends and a flat underside.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0084   CAS 0005-0084; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Cone shaped ivory labret with the narrow end on the outside of cheek; One portion has a carved rim around the end.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.6, Length = 2.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0086   CAS 0005-0086; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Labret carved from single piece of ivory; Exterior portion is cylindrical with a flat distal end; Base or portion that would have been inserted into wearer’s cheek or chin expands to a rectangular shape with a flat underside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.2, Width = 1.6, Length = 1.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0719   CAS 0005-0719; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone; Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 2.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0721   CAS 0005-0721; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.2, Length = 3.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0722   CAS 0005-0722; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone; Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 3.5

Catalog Number CAS 0005-0729   CAS 0005-0729; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood
Description Plug style labret with one round end and one oval end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 1.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0003   CAS 1992-0003-0003; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved labret, oval in cross-section; One end is rounded with rounded edges; Opposite end is slightly flared.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0004   CAS 1992-0003-0004; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory labret, cylindrical in overall shape and oval in cross-section; One end is straight-edged while other end flares out slightly; Surface of flared end is slightly concave.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 1.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0005   CAS 1992-0003-0005; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved labret, triangular in cross-section with rounded corners; Both faces and lateral edges are slightly concave.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 2.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0006   CAS 1992-0003-0006; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved labret, cylindrical in overall shape and ovoid in cross-section; Edge is slightly flared on one end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0007   CAS 1992-0003-0007; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory labret, cylindrical (with expanded ends) in overall shape and ovoid in cross-section.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 2.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0004-0034   CAS 1986-0004-0034; Labret
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 4.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0103   CAS 1992-0003-0103; Labret (?)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved labret (?) in shape of truncated cone, ovoid in cross-section.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0720   CAS 0005-0720; Labret (?)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone; Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 3.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0027-0028   CAS 0027-0028; Labret (?)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Lozenge-shaped piece of ivory, carved to shape, with both ends tapering to points and convex groove around all sides; 3 small drilled holes are aligned on one face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 3.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0010-0007   CAS 1994-0010-0007; Basket or hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Basket or hat
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves
Description Round basket or woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides rising vertically to rim; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining at outer edge of base; Designs are in full-twist overall and include 2 parallel zigzag bands of stacked parallelograms, framed above by band of alternating brown and natural wefts and below by 4 truncated triangles connected by narrow line.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Max Diam = 15.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0811A,B   CAS 0370-0811A,B; Eyeglass case
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Eyeglass case
Culture Aleut
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Aleutian Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk embroidery thread
Description Flat eye glass case or wallet, woven in two sections which fit one inside the other; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Base of each section is round but is then folded in half and flattened so completed basket is rectangular with convex ends; Each section is woven in alternating closed plain twined and open plain twined bands, the latter with exposed, crossed warps; Designs on closed plain twined bands consist of a band of floral motifs, except on the first and last rows which have a band of contiguous triangles.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.4, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0779   CAS 0370-0779; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Achumawi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Conifer roots; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves
Description Round woman’s hat with flat base and flaring sides; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of lattice twining at junction of base and sides and single row of 3-strand twining around rim; Designs are in maidenhair fern in full-twist overlay stitch and consist of 2 concentric dashed bands on base and 5 vertical columns of stacked parallelograms on sides, all on background of bear grass.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 20.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0497-0006   CAS 0497-0006; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) stems; Dyed porcupine quills; Nettle (Urtica dioica) stems
Description Woman's hat with rounded base and slightly rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with possibly 3-strand twining on base; Designs are in full-twist overlay and include 5-point star (interior divided into quadrants) within open circle on base, and motif of 3 diagonally stacked parallelograms (each containing V-shape in porcupine quill) repeated 3 times around sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 16.0, Max Diam = 17.0
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