Sujet
In Northwest Alaska men wore labrets inserted through holes cut in the lower lip, usually on on either side of the mouth
Légende
In Northwest Alaska men wore labrets inserted through holes cut in the lower lip, usually on on either side of the mouth, The cuts were made during the teenage years but apparently there was no formal rite of passage involved. This labret, with the blue trade beads, would have belonged to a wealthy man. Northwest Alaska. Eskimo.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A25_199
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (635,3Ko) / 26,8cm x 16,7cm / 3160 x 1976 (300dpi)