Ancient Carved Box

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
James G. Swan
Donor Name
James G. Swan
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]. ..."
Record Last Modified
7 Jul 2021
Specimen Count
2
Culture
Haida
Accession Date
8 Nov 1884
Accession Number
015196
USNM Number
E73819-0
Object Type
Box
Place
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8477553
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ac493f00-851d-437b-b4c6-0f6da4227b38
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