Bentwood Box
MOA: University of British Columbia
3298/4
Bentwood box with pitch on the interior. There is a hole drilled in each upper corner of each side. On the front and back of the box there are light carvings - a large triangle at centre fills most of the space, with a row of small upside-down triangles along the upper edge. The box folds have fibre sewn throughout to stitch it together.
- Type of Item box
- Culture Coast Salish
- Material wood, fibre, plant fibre, clay
- Measurements height 28.0 cm, width 28.3 cm, depth 21.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Fraser Ross Sharp
- Received from Fraser Ross Sharp
- Made in Vancouver Island
- Ownership Date before April 25, 2018
- Acquisition Date on April 25, 2018
- Condition poor
- Accession Number 3298/0004