© British Museum
Copper currency shield
Artist: Native American
Location: British Museum
Materials: copper
Dimensions: 84 x 70 cm
Gift:
Review number: 734 (1929)
Provenance:
Haidia chief's family, Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands.
Description:
Copper currency shield from the North West coast of America. On the upper portion is painted a figure of the bear in the highly conventional style of the region. The outlines are emphasised by incised lines, apparently executed at a later date. Such shields formed a very valuable unit of wealth in former times.
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