Bentwood Box
Date1895-1901
Mediumcedar, paint
DimensionsOther: 60 × 41 × 47 cm (23 5/8 × 16 1/8 × 18 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-317
Object numberHRC 00317
Descriptionof wood (probably cedar). the sides are made from a single, handmade board, kerfed at intervals, then steamed and bent. the last corner board and the bottom board are secured with wooden pegs. the lid is 7cm deep. carved from a single piece of wood, hollowed out on the inside to make it lighter. the lid has a shallow inside rim which fits inside the edge of the box. the painted decoration consists of a bilaterally symmetrical formline design covering front and back, and 2 simple outline avoid form with a 4 pointed "star" motif between on each lateral face. the front and back design each depict a large, stylized formline head with body and appendages. primary formlines are painted in black, secondary lines in red and teritiary lines in black.collected in Masset
Exhibition HistoryOdanak Museum E9.2.122/c (4-76) - (11-76)
On View
Not on viewCollections
1895-1901
c. 1899
1895-1901
1895-1901
1895-1901
1895-1901
C. 1879