Box

NA5726

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5726
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Bentwood box with a square base and tall sides. The box is made from bending a steamed plank of wood into shape, then kerfing the corners. Undecorated exterior and heavily worn with dark staining at corners. One corner is "stitched" together with plant fiber cordage.

Height 42 cm
Length 40.1 cm
Width 39.6 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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