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Object #     6868
Object name     Laakt s'ix'i, Lidded Bentwood Box
Culture of Origin     Heiltsuk
Materials     Red Cedar, Paint, Operculum
Techniques     Carved, Kerfed, Steamed, Bent, Inlaid
Dimensions     H: 25 in, W: 19.5 in, D: 16.5 in
Exhibit Label    

Central NWC Case (1991-1997): "Bentwood Box: Northern Wakashan artists used the complex two-dimensional formline style of design shared with their northern Tsimshian, Haida and Tlingit neighbors. Abstract animal and human forms decorate the front and back of this box with simpler bird's heads on the sides.
Source     Ernest F. Goodner
Location     Tlingit, Staney Creek, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Credit     Gift of Ernest F. Goodner


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