Ceremonial Copper
NA4915
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Tinneh |
Object Number | NA4915 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Date Made | ca. 1800 |
Section | American |
Materials | Copper |
Iconography | Bear |
Description | Stylized front view of a bear; cut, scraped, and honed into surface. Modern sheet copper. Ceremonial. Zones black-painted, others bright. One of the best known copper tinnehs. |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. S. Sutton, 1916 |
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