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Painted Bentwood Box
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Painted Bentwood Box
Painted Bentwood Box

Painted Bentwood Box

Date1929
Mediumcedar, cedar bark, spruce root, paint
DimensionsOther: 65.7 × 49.6 × 52.1 cm (25 7/8 × 19 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1348
Object numberHRC 01348
Descriptionlarge, square box with lid of cedar, kerfed and pegged. base is attached. ddesigns in red and black are painted on two sides. triple outline ovoids are painted in black on the other two sides. cedar bark and spruce root 3 ply z twist rope is tied around box.
collected in Masset
Exhibition HistoryImperial Institute London England (11-29)
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