Work Box Item Number: E88743-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Resembles a New England round finger pantry box. with tacked/nailed joints. Box lid has two attached labels in James G. Swan's hand: "No. 38 35[?]ยข. Box of yew with cedar top + bottom, made by a Haida Indian in imitation of box from old whale ship", and " No. , Made at Massett B.C. Collected by J. G. Swan July 9/[18]83".
Item History
- Made in Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Masset, British Columbia, Canada on July 9, 1883
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Work Box
- Identification Number
- E88743-0
- Type of Item
- box
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Masset, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- on July 9, 1883
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804