Copper miniatures

Museum number:
2-15593a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210215593a@2dd
Alternate number:
57 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.708
Description:
Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.
Donor:
W. Barclay Stephens
Collection place:
Masset, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Queen Charlotte Islands; Masset
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Willie J. Clark Dodd
Collection date:
1887-1890
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Accession date:
1936
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-18718.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1961-1962 #81: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 22, 1962–May 22, 1962), S1963-1964 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Vincent Evans (July 1, 1963–July 1, 1963), S1965-1966 #88: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (June 1, 1966–June 1, 1966), S1971-1972 #147: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (May 24, 1972–May 24, 1972), S1973-1974 #83: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Burton Benedict (April 17, 1974–April 22, 1974), S1974-1975 #32: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (November 7, 1974–November 8, 1974), and S1984-1985 #42: Chevron USA, Inc. (May 3, 1985–May 3, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Copper miniatures, accession number 2-15593a-d, described as Miniature "coppers" with incised designs.

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