Box

Museum number:
2-30858a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210230858a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1476
Description:
(a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cm
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island; Victoria
Culture or time period:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Maker or artist:
Mungo Martin
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
Fall 1961
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 33 centimeters, (a)— length 40 centimeters, (a)— width 30 centimeters, (b)— width 44 centimeters, and (a)— depth 26 centimeters
Loans:
S1961-1962 #41: American Indian Film Project/Samuel A. Barrett (January 11, 1962–January 11, 1962)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, accession number 2-30858a,b, described as (a) Unfinished, cedar wood; 4 sides made from one piece, corners steamed, then bent to shape; 16" l, 11½" w, 10 1/44" h. Corners set by dowels. (b) Lid, cedar wood; 17½" long, 12 3/4" w. Length: 40 cm, Depth: 26 cm, Width: 30 cm

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