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Bentwood Chest
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Bentwood Chest
Bentwood Chest

Bentwood Chest

Date1895-1901
Mediumcedar, paint
DimensionsOther: 45.5 × 49 × 79.5 cm (17 15/16 × 19 5/16 × 31 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-457 (a,b)
Object numberHRC 00457
Descriptionkerfed and pegged cedar chest. front and back carved and painted red, black and blue grreen. sides are not carved, but are painted in a red and black design. there is no lid.
duplicate no box changed to VII-B-1579
collected in Masset
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