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Copper ornament. "Money" ornament for child's apron
Object Number 88-51-10/50471
Display Title Copper ornament. "Money" ornament for child's apron
Descriptions
Object Description Copper ornament. "Money" ornament for child's apron
Inventory Description Copper ornament, flat with T-shaped impression, perforated, irregular shaped.
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Alert Bay
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 4.7 x 0.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50471
Provenance
Collector James G. Swan (1876)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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