46 THE ESKIMO ABOUT’ BERING STRAIT [ETH. ANN. 18 
The National Museum collection contains two specimens of women’s 
labrets (one of which is shown in plate xxi, 10) obtained on Nunivak 
island by Dr W. H. Dall, which differ from most of those of the main- 
land in having the broadened bases for resting against the teeth made 
of separate pieces of ivory. These pieces are small, flattened disks with 
holes in the center through which fits the inner end of the labret, after 
piercing the lips. These differ also in external form, as shown by the 
figures. 
Another specimen (plate Xx, 1) obtained on Nunivak island has the 
common sickle-shape parts joined by an external bar, and the inner end 
is enlarged by means of similar small perforated disks of ivory set on 
the rounded inner end of the labret. This specimen has attached to its 
outer border three short, double strings of beads, which hang down 
over thechin., Plate xx11, 5, showing a specimen from Askinuk; figure 
7, one from Kulwoguwigumut, and figure 6, one from Kushunuk, are 
the ordinary forms of women’s labrets of sickle shape. 
The labrets worn by men in the district between the Yukon and the 
Kuskokwim are rather small and are commonly formed of a long, thin, 
curved ivory flange for resting against the teeth, with a hat-shape pro- 
jection for extension through the lip to the surface. The hat-shape 
projection is provided with a central hole, through which extends a 
wooden pin. This pin reaches beyond the outer border of the ivory 
and has fitted upon it some kind of bead, a round piece of stone, or, as 
in one specimen from Nunivak island, a truncated cone of lead. 
Another style of labret obtained from Nunivak island by Doctor Dall 
is Shown in plate Xx11, 10. It has the usual hat-shape piece for piere- 
ing the lip, with the wooden pin extending through and bearing on its 
outer end a white bead. Beyond this bead is attached a well-cut 
piece of serpentine, apparently representing the tail of a whale. This 
labret is two inches long and the serpentine tip is an inch and five-eighths 
in width by an inch and a quarter long. 
From the lower Yukon was obtained a large, flat labret (plate Xx11, 
16) having a rectangular outline with the sides slightly rounded and on 
the inner surface a pin five-eighths of an inch in length which serves 
to pierce the lip. On this is fitted a long, oval piece of ivory an inch 
and a half long and five-eighths of an inch in width, made convex in 
front and concave behind, with a slot in the middle for fitting it on the 
pin. This labret is to insert in the lip and then the last described por- 
tion is fitted on it from the inside, thus holding it in place. The face 
of this labret measures an inch and seven-eighths in length by an inch 
in breadth and is made of fossil mammoth ivory. 
Northward from the Yukon the commonest style of labret is the hat- 
shape form shown in plate Xx1, 21, of white quartz from Sledge island. 
This specimen has the inner side smoothly excavated to fit upon the 
teeth and the outer border has a groove across its face. This labret 
is about half an inch across its exposed face and nine-tenths of an 
inch along the portion resting against the teeth. 
