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1890.39.13

Copper plate. [El.B 19/08/2011]

1890.39.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper plate. [El.B 19/08/2011]
Long description
Copper plate. Four plates [1890.39.11-14] are tied together with string, strips of textile and plant fibre. [El.B 19/08/2011]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
British Columbia
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Franz Boas
PRM source Franz Boas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
By 1890
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/1890
Materials and processes
Material Copper Metal, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Material Textile, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 200 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1890.39.13
Research and responses

On 5 September 2012 this object was examined using a portable X-ray Fluorescence device (pXRF) as part of the research conducted by Lenore Thompson on a selection of Northwest coast First Nations metal artefacts for a MA dissertation at the University of Sheffield. An abridged report of these findings By Lenore Thompson and Roger CP Doonan (May 2013) are in the related documents file for 1890.39.11. [ZM 07/05/2014]

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