Bentwood Chest | Lid Item Number: 1-1541 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Item History

What

Name
Bentwood Chest | Lid
Identification Number
1-1541
Type of Item
bentwood chest and lid
Material
wood, leather, operculum, sinew, nail and metal
Manufacturing Technique
carved, steamed, bent, sewn, pegged and tanned
Overall
length 71.4 cm, height 33.5 cm, width 44.5 cm

Who

Culture
Tlingit
Received from
Mrs. Walter C. Waters

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Credit
Purchased from Mrs. Walter C. Waters
Motif
Formline Design
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection