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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Labret (Lip Plug)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Labret (Lip Plug)

Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureTairona
Date1000-1550 CE
MediumGold-copper alloy
Credit LineAnonymous gift in honor of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions1 x 1 7/16 in. (2.5 x 3.6 cm)
Object number1996.003.006
Exhibition HistoryTears of the Moon: Ancient American Precious Metals from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 16, 1996 - October 16, 1998
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - August 16, 2021
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 14, 2022 - April 5, 2024
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 189, figure 445.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora Witten, United States, purchased from David Bennett, 1972.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas