Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania) Search this
Collector:
Charles F. Newcombe (C.F. Newcombe), Non-Indian, 1851-1924 Search this
Object Name:
Copper
Media/Materials:
Copper
Techniques:
Hammered
Dimensions:
110.5 x 76 cm
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Clue (Tanu, TlanĂș, Kloo); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago:
Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Island Name:
Tanu Island
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Chief Klu (Haida); probably collected from him by Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, a physician and collector in British Columbia); purchased circa 1900 by Stewart Culin (1858-1929, later of the Brooklyn Museum) for the Free Museum of Art and Science; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1908.
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