Burial Chest Item Number: E306306-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Small wooden chest, bent wood sides; bottom pegged on; top chamfered and channeled to [illegible] sides. Contains burnt human bones. Lugs at ends for passage of cord. Lashing cords missing."Human bones cataloged as P306306.
Item History
- Made in Tuxekan, Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. Edwin Kirk in Tuxekan, Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Received on February 11, 1919
What
- Name
- Burial Chest
- Identification Number
- E306306-0
- Type of Item
- burial box
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Dr. Edwin Kirk
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Tuxekan, Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Tuxekan, Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 11, 1919
Other
- Accession Number
- 063245