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Copper
Unrecorded Haida or Tsimshian artist First Nations
Not on view
At ceremonial potlatches, influential chiefs displayed distinctively shaped “coppers" as symbols of great wealth. Individual coppers were named and often decorated with designs that referred to their histories. This example was painted black and then engraved to expose the metal beneath. The talons at the lower sides of the engraving suggest that the image may be a bird.
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