Copper tag, part of "Fire Sale".

Collection type: Object
Description: Copper tag, part of "Fire Sale".
Long description: Copper tag which reads 'Mask 1891 Special Deal 20 pence'. This tag goes with a carved wooden face (1891.49.17).
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Cultural groups: Haida
Person: Maker Gwaai Edenshaw; PRM source Gwaai Edenshaw
Date / Period: Date made: 2022 - 2023
Acquisition information: Purchased: 2023
Materials and processes: Material Copper Metal, Process Hammered, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material String
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 83 x 46 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2023.43.1.14
Research and responses: A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices. Gwaai Edenshaw, the maker of "Fire Sale", describes this exhibit as a commentary on the 'price of things', specifically Haida objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum collection, and illustrates the discrepancy in their ascribed 'value'.

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