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Bentwood Halibut Hook4629
Bentwood Chest171

The wood is cedar.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
wood, cedar wood and bead
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bentwood Bowl | Grease Bowl1-1932
Horn Bowl1523
Fish Hook6973
Black Cod Hook25.0/487W
Lidded Bentwood Box | Red Corner2214

The paint is red.

Culture
Tlingit: Sitka
Material
wood, paint and cord
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bentwood Halibut Hook8003
Bentwood Box1-1649

Square, bentcorner boxes were the principal furniture of northern Northwest Coast houses. Piled along walls and between bedroom partitions, they acted as shelves, seats, wardrobes, cupboards, pantries, containers for food and water, treasure chests, even urinals. Many were plain; some were painted only with red stripes up the corners. Those most oftwen seen in museums and private collections today are elaborately painted with formline designs and fitted with thick lids which are frequently studded with small white shells, the opercula of the red turban snail. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
red cedar wood, operculum, cord and cedar bark
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bentwood Box | Red Corner2.5E504

The paint is red.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, peg, nail, twine and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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