Carved Box Item Number: E89183-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Presented by Ellswarsh, chief of Skidgate. Bent bowl; wood; carved in relief; kerfed and pegged. From: Page 68, Boxes and Bowls catalogue; Renwick Gallery; Smithsonian Press; 1974. Object illus. on same page.: Bent bowl. Wood; carved in relief; kerfed and pegged. Length: 16 1/4". Haida, Skidegate, British Columbia. Presented by Ellswarsh, Chief of Skidegate, to James G. Swan, October 1883."Per the entry on E89186 in the website http://alaska.si.edu/, "Ellswarsh" may refer to Daniel Eldjiwus [a.k.a. Daniel Elljuuwas], a chief and builder of the House of Contentment at Skidegate.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Carved Box
- Identification Number
- E89183-0
- Type of Item
- box
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804