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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