Carved Bentwood Box
Datec. 1900
Dimensions25.4 × 33 × 27.9 cm (10 × 13 × 11 in.)
Other: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Other (lid): 30.5 × 38.1 × 2.5 cm (12 × 15 × 1 in.)
Other: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Other (lid): 30.5 × 38.1 × 2.5 cm (12 × 15 × 1 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-681
Object numberHRC 00681
Descriptionsmall, painted bentwood box with lid. Aaronson notes "painted wiht Indian paint, representing the bear on 2 ssides, and the whale on the other 2 sides." carved on all 5 4 sides, sides made from 1 piece of wood bent at 3 corners, and pegged at 4th. bottom a separate piece nailed on. bevelled lid fits with slight overhand, deep adzing on underside, cut away inside edge to fit top of box. corners edges of lid and bottom painted red, black, white, red and natural on all sides. see reference over of very similar box, Niblack states this of box among the Tlingit used as a depositary of the ashes of the dead.Exhibition HistoryExhibit Stratford (6-60) - (9-60) NMC - CP Ottawa (7-62) - (7-62) Univer Waterloo (9-63) - (11-63) $200 National Gallery Ottawa (3-70) - (9-71) $400 Children of the Raven VMMB (11-75) - (7-81) CCI Storage (7-81) - (7-84)
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