Box

Museum number:
2-14262a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210214262a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.673
Description:
Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.
Donor:
Frederick J. Moller
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Annie Moller
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1932
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 67 centimeters, width 39 centimeters, and length 37 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown), S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963), S1982-1983 #35: California State University, Chico (April 5, 1983–July 26, 1984), and S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-14262a,b, described as Carved, wooden, with hinged cover. Totemic design of beaver (?). Cedar. Design and wood type identified by Charles Brown.

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