This is a hand hammered solid BIG copper tinnah necklace.  The copper tinnah is 4" inches high by 3 " inches wide,the cord on this necklace is adjustable from 14 inches to 26 inches. 

Made by myself, Garrett Jackson (please see my bio below).  

 Tinnah: the symbol of wealth among the Tlingit. They were made of copper and painted with the crest of the owner. They were sometimes cut into pieces and given away at potlatches to demonstrate the wealth of the host. Battles of wealth were fought by destroying the copper shields. If an opposing chief could not match the challenger shield for shield then he was humiliated. 

                                                            

                                     

"X’eich’   yoo   xat   duwasaakw.  Tlingit  aya  xat.  Ch’aak’   naax  xat  sitee.  Teikweidi  aya  xat.  S’e Xoots hit aya xat.  Leeneinidi  yadi  aya  xat."

"My Tlingit name is, X’eich’,  I am of the Eagle moiety, and the Bear clan, of the Bear house, of Angoon. I am a child of the Dog salmon."

    I was born in Juneau, Alaska, in 1968 and lived in Portland Oregon my entire life.

 I am of the Hooztnoowoo Tlingits.   I have studied

Native northwest coast art since 1978 and carving since 1989.  I have been owner and operator of Jackson Art Originals since 1990.  My carvings have been

sold at the Portland Art Museum, the Seattle Center, the “Made in Oregon” stores, several galleries and private sales.  I have art pieces in private collections throughout the world as well. One of my full sized carved canoe paddles, is on  display at the O.H.S.U. library. I ALSO HAVE TWO HEADDRESS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE BURKE MUSEUM IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON , ONE OF WHICH, IS ON DISPLAY IN THE "AYP EXPO" OF 2009.

   The main inspiration for my works, come from the items my great grandfather, Lt. George T. Emmons, collected from the south east Alaskan villages, (for museums through out the world) in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.

 I really enjoy studying the old pieces my ancestors made, and trying to capture the same feelings and traditions, in my works.

 Thousands of the those pieces were Collected by my  Great-Grandfather, Lt. George T. Emmons. I really enjoy studying the old pieces from The Angoon, Killisnoo area. The vast  Majority of them were collected by Emmons In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Lt. Emmons had a son with the daughter Of Chief Saginaw Jake, of Killisnoo. Emmons son was my Grandfather, Larry Jackson.

  Larry was left by Emmons with his mother In Killisnoo, and was soon adopted by his Grandfather, Chief Jake.  Larry came to be known as, “ Larry, Jake’s son”.  When the census was taken, he was listed as, “Larry Jackson”.

  I never got to know my grandfather, but I feel closer to him when I study and try to recreate the older pieces that he grew up around.