Wooden, with cover. Carving of faces and frogs. 10 frogs on upper surface. Has "Hoonah" pencilled on bottom.
Donor:
Grace Blair DePue
Collection place:
Hoonah, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Hoonah
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 19, 1945
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 18 inches, height 5 inches, and width 6 inches
Comment:
Photo: 15-18711-12.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #6: American Association of University Women, Berkeley Branch (July 28, 1961–July 31, 1961), S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963), S1967-1968 #52: Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor (December 28, 1967–March 19, 1968), S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987), and S1989-1990 #27: John G. Shedd Aquarium (July 15, 1990–January 24, 1992)