t̕łaḵwamut (Fragment: Copper)
About this object
History of use
Coppers can be named, displayed, and transferred in accordance with ceremonial privilege and protocol. Historically, within potlatch economies, coppers would rise in value each time they were purchased, ceremonially presented, and strategically re-sold or given away. Among the Kwakwaka’wakw, coppers were sometimes cut or broken during rivalries. Some of these were riveted together and used again, their value then having to be re-established.
Cultural context
status; wealth; ceremonial; potlatch
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Materials
Date Acquired
18 Nov 1998
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Tom & Frances Richardson CollectionMore...
Measurements
Overall: 1 x 62.9 x 15 cm
Object Number
1768/65