Copper Item Number: 1927.80 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Small copper shield in the characteristic shape with a T-shaped ridge. Has holes at both the top and the bottom.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The catalogue card states the copper was formerly in use as money, and refers to Ridgeway' s Metallic Currency, page 12. The small size coppers were also hung on blankets, upside down using the small hole drilled through the bottom (G.Crowther).; Exhibited: New anthropological displays at CUMAA, square case, 1990-.; Collected by: ?Newcombe.Dr.C.F in ?1894
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Prof. Sir. William Ridgeway during 1927
What
- Name
- Copper
- Identification Number
- 1927.80
- Type of Item
- copper and shield
- Material
- metal and copper metal
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Received from
- Prof. Sir. William Ridgeway
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1927
Other
- Keyword
- Currency; Personal Adornment