Box
71-12-2A
From: Siberia | Sakhalin | Amur River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 71-12-2A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo | Gilyak | Gold |
| Provenience | Siberia | Sakhalin | Amur River |
| Culture Area | Siberia |
| Period | Late 19Th Century |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bark | Rawhide |
| Description | Carved scroll pattern - Bent bark, sewn together at seams. Rectangular shape. Lid is decorated with carved scrolls. Box has rawhide strip poked through one side, knotted on inside. Bottom of box has one fish etched into bark, plus some curvilinear designs which are probably an unfinished fish. |
| Height | 4.5 cm |
| Length | 15.2 cm |
| Width | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. J. Klejman; subscription of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wright, 1971 |
| Other Number | IX 23 - Other Number |
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