Some Tlingit body armours are completely covered in Qing dynasty era cash coins while others have them sewn in chevron patterns .
The Tlingits believed that these cash coins would protect them from knife attacks and guns used by other indigenous American tribes and Russians .
Some Tlingits body armours are completely covered in Qing dynasty era cash coins while others have them sewn in chevron patterns .
The Tlingits believed that these cash coins would protect them from knife attacks and guns used by other indigenous American tribes and Russians .