| The snout of the dogfish became a crown or tiara in her human-like form, and she wore the labret or lip-plug in her lower lip, a sign of aristocracy among Haida people. |
| One old woman still retained the labret, but it was only a shadow of the former labrets in size. |
| His understanding of the custom of wearing the labret, however, differs from that of other early navigators. |
| The labret in the lower lip, or ladle, as he termed it, wore unbearably upon his fine nerves. |
| Particularly popular were masks that portrayed women of high rank wearing a large labret, or wooden plug, in their lower lip. |
| It is worn for ornament, the same as ear-rings or nose-rings, and is called a labret. |
