Cedar Bentwood Box

Date1895-1901

Mediumcedar

DimensionsOther: 28.6 × 39 cm (11 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.)
Other (lid): 33 × 46 cm (13 × 18 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

Terms

Haida
Bentwood Boxes

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-656 (a,b)

Object numberHRC 00656

Descriptionkerfed cedar box with lid. lid made out of single slab of cedar. square dome top, hollowed inside. two big sides of box have ridge de3sign with handles. two short sides have raised rectangular design. for canoes. sides with rounded ridges to resemble old rod armour.
collected in Skidegate

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