diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1db1b8c6333..5cae1c4b904 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Slice-valued attributes can correctly be used as map keys. (#2223)
+
 ## [1.0.0-RC3] - 2021-09-02
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/attribute/value.go b/attribute/value.go
index 24c81ea6582..44d5f00c5d4 100644
--- a/attribute/value.go
+++ b/attribute/value.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func BoolSliceValue(v []bool) Value {
 	copy(cp, v)
 	return Value{
 		vtype: BOOLSLICE,
-		slice: cp,
+		slice: &cp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func IntSliceValue(v []int) Value {
 	}
 	return Value{
 		vtype: INT64SLICE,
-		slice: cp,
+		slice: &cp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func Int64SliceValue(v []int64) Value {
 	copy(cp, v)
 	return Value{
 		vtype: INT64SLICE,
-		slice: cp,
+		slice: &cp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func Float64SliceValue(v []float64) Value {
 	copy(cp, v)
 	return Value{
 		vtype: FLOAT64SLICE,
-		slice: cp,
+		slice: &cp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func StringSliceValue(v []string) Value {
 	copy(cp, v)
 	return Value{
 		vtype: STRINGSLICE,
-		slice: cp,
+		slice: &cp,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (v Value) AsBool() bool {
 // AsBoolSlice returns the []bool value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // BOOLSLICE.
 func (v Value) AsBoolSlice() []bool {
-	if s, ok := v.slice.([]bool); ok {
-		return s
+	if s, ok := v.slice.(*[]bool); ok {
+		return *s
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ func (v Value) AsInt64() int64 {
 // AsInt64Slice returns the []int64 value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // INT64SLICE.
 func (v Value) AsInt64Slice() []int64 {
-	if s, ok := v.slice.([]int64); ok {
-		return s
+	if s, ok := v.slice.(*[]int64); ok {
+		return *s
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ func (v Value) AsFloat64() float64 {
 // AsFloat64Slice returns the []float64 value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // INT64SLICE.
 func (v Value) AsFloat64Slice() []float64 {
-	if s, ok := v.slice.([]float64); ok {
-		return s
+	if s, ok := v.slice.(*[]float64); ok {
+		return *s
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ func (v Value) AsString() string {
 // AsStringSlice returns the []string value. Make sure that the Value's type is
 // INT64SLICE.
 func (v Value) AsStringSlice() []string {
-	if s, ok := v.slice.([]string); ok {
-		return s
+	if s, ok := v.slice.(*[]string); ok {
+		return *s
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -285,14 +285,22 @@ func (v Value) AsInterface() interface{} {
 // Emit returns a string representation of Value's data.
 func (v Value) Emit() string {
 	switch v.Type() {
-	case ARRAY, BOOLSLICE, INT64SLICE, FLOAT64SLICE, STRINGSLICE:
+	case ARRAY:
 		return fmt.Sprint(v.slice)
+	case BOOLSLICE:
+		return fmt.Sprint(*(v.slice.(*[]bool)))
 	case BOOL:
 		return strconv.FormatBool(v.AsBool())
+	case INT64SLICE:
+		return fmt.Sprint(*(v.slice.(*[]int64)))
 	case INT64:
 		return strconv.FormatInt(v.AsInt64(), 10)
+	case FLOAT64SLICE:
+		return fmt.Sprint(*(v.slice.(*[]float64)))
 	case FLOAT64:
 		return fmt.Sprint(v.AsFloat64())
+	case STRINGSLICE:
+		return fmt.Sprint(*(v.slice.(*[]string)))
 	case STRING:
 		return v.stringly
 	default:
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/tracetransform/span_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/tracetransform/span_test.go
index 9c772b38c38..e9392c42b38 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/tracetransform/span_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/tracetransform/span_test.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func TestSpanData(t *testing.T) {
 		DroppedAttributes: 1,
 		DroppedEvents:     2,
 		DroppedLinks:      3,
-		Resource:          resource.NewSchemaless(attribute.String("rk1", "rv1"), attribute.Int64("rk2", 5)),
+		Resource:          resource.NewSchemaless(attribute.String("rk1", "rv1"), attribute.Int64("rk2", 5), attribute.StringSlice("rk3", []string{"sv1", "sv2"})),
 		InstrumentationLibrary: instrumentation.Library{
 			Name:    "go.opentelemetry.io/test/otel",
 			Version: "v0.0.1",