Box
Box Lid
29-175-326
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-326 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Kwakiutl |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cedar Wood |
| Description | Rectangular. Flat lid with one end projecting upward an inch. Split and mended. Sides made from two pieces: one for back; other for 3 remaining sides (kerfed and bent), pegged and sewed to back. Bottom pegged on. Two holes on both sides three inches from top. Native cord in holes. Decoration: layer of wood planed from front corners, 4 horizontal grooves near top of front and one side. Top edge has been replaced (sewed on) other side. Black incrustation (charring?). |
| Height | 47 cm |
| Length | 61 cm |
| Width | 41.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 7/1547 - Collector Number |
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