Ancient Carved Box Item Number: E73819-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Wood; carved in relief; kerfed and pegged. Cut down from a larger box, with new top and bottom added. From: page 82, Boxes and Bowls catalog; Renwick Gallery; Smithsonian Press; 1974. Object illus. on same and following page. "Chest. Wood; carved in relief; kerfed and pegged. Cut down from a larger box, with new top and bottom added. Length: 22 1/2 [inches]. ..."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on November 8, 1884
What
- Name
- Ancient Carved Box
- Identification Number
- E73819-0
- 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 November 8, 1884
Other
- Accession Number
- 015196