Chest
Former TitleStorage Box
Attributed to
Captain Richard Carpenter
(American, 1841 - 1931)
CultureHeiltsuk (Bella Bella)
Dateca. 1880
MediumWood (red and yellow cedar), pigment and metal hinges
DimensionsOverall: 17 3/4 × 33 × 19 3/8 inches (45.09 × 83.82 × 49.21 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gifts of Mrs. Frank Paxton in memory of Frank Paxton Sr., Arthur Hobson in memory of Pearl Hobson, Anna Miller Hutchason, Daniel R. Anthony III and Eleanor Anthony Tenney, Mrs. Gordon Hurlbut, Rachel Hutcheson, Mrs. J. Henry Johnson, and Mrs. Franklin Studebaker Riley; and other Trust properties
Object number70-31
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
Gallery LabelThe construction of this chest and others nearby is unique to the Northwest Coast culture area. The four sides of the container were created from a single plank of hand-adzed wood. The board was then cut across the width in three places, steamed and bent to form three of the corners. The remaining fourth corner was rabbeted and pegged (or sewn), forming the closed shape. The sides were then pegged or sewn to the bottom. A separate lid was made to fit the top.
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