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Cedar Bentwood Box
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Cedar Bentwood Box
Cedar Bentwood Box

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
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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