RRN - Items - Bentwood boxes

- - Click a filter to add it to your search
  - What
    - Type of Item
    - Made of
    - Manufacturing Technique
    - Identification Number
    - Item Title
    - Size
    - Weight
  - Who
    - Culture
    - Made by
    - Collected by
    - Received from
    - Previously Owned by
    - Any Associated Person
  - Where
    - Place Made
    - Place Collected
    - Any Associated Place
    - Holding Institution
    - Collection
  - When
    - Date Made
    - Date Collected
    - Acquisition Date
Clear Search
More Settings
- Items / Page
  - 10
  - 25
  - 50
  - 100
- Sort
Help

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

The paint is red.

Culture: Central Northwest Coast and Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material: cedar wood, cedar bark, split root and paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

One of the unique technical achievements of Northwest Coast artisans was the bentwood box. Containers of many sizes were made by kerfing hand-made boards at carefully measured intervals and bending the boards at the steamed kerfs to form the continuous sides. The last corner joint and the bottom board were fastened by pegging or sewing. The plan of the box is nearly square, and two opposite sides are elaborately painted in red and black in the conventional style of box painting. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture: Tlingit ?
Material: cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The paint is red and black.

Culture: American
Material: wood and paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The acrylic paint is black and red.

Culture: Kwakwaka'wakw and Nimpkish
Material: wood and acrylic paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The acrylic paint is black, dark green, and green.

Culture: Tsimshian
Material: yellow cedar wood and acrylic paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The paint is red, green, black, and yellow.

Culture: Tlingit
Material: cedar wood and paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The paint is red and black. The cordage is cedar bark.

Culture: Northwest Coast ?
Material: wood, paint, cord and cedar bark
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The paint is red.

Culture: Tlingit
Material: wood and paint
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The wood is red cedar. The paint is black and red.

Culture: Tsimshian
Material: wood, red cedar wood, paint and nail
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

The paint is red.

Culture: Tlingit
Material: wood, paint and cord
Holding Institution: The Burke: University of Washington

View Item Record

Find bentwood boxesx. Show Results

- - Click a filter to add it to your search
  - What
    - Type of Item
    - Made of
    - Manufacturing Technique
    - Identification Number
    - Item Title
    - Size
    - Weight
  - Who
    - Culture
    - Made by
    - Collected by
    - Received from
    - Previously Owned by
    - Any Associated Person
  - Where
    - Place Made
    - Place Collected
    - Any Associated Place
    - Holding Institution
    - Collection
  - When
    - Date Made
    - Date Collected
    - Acquisition Date
Clear Search
Help

Hide

Filtered Search

It’s easy to find items on the RRN. We’ve split up the search filters into groups, ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Where’ and ‘When’. Click on a filter to open it, and pick a word. You can combine multiple filters to narrow your search, just open another filter and pick a word. When you’re ready, switch back to the Items tab to see your results.

View Tutorial

What
Who
Where
When