Bentwood Box with Cedar Rope
Datec. 1901
Mediumred cedar, paint
DimensionsOther: 43.5 × 30.2 × 32.7 cm (17 1/8 × 11 7/8 × 12 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-119
Object numberHRC 00119
Descriptionbox with lid, with cedar bark rope. box, of red cedar, consists of a plank kerfed in 3 places and bent, the ends being joined with wooden pegs to form a fourth corner. cedar bas is pegged to walls. cover, hollowed in the centre and notched a the edge, fits on snugly. it is wider at the top. box is decorated with red brown and black designs: the double eyed monster to the right of the joined corner, a simpler figure opposite, and a bird on each side which faces right. the more abstracct figures are bilaterally symmetric. box and lid are tied with 2 ply cedar rope. probably used for storage.On View
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