Box Making

Murphy Stanley making a bentwood box. The body of a bentwood box is steamed and formed using a single piece of Western Red Cedar. It is a practice unique to the Northwest Coast of North America. Traditional uses of the boxes are varied and include storage of food goods, clothing and burial. Many wer...

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Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald Collection
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Hazelton > Gitanmaax >
Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Ksan Historical Village > Hazelton > Gitanmaax >
Hazelton
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1554/box-making
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_1554 2023-05-15T18:39:24+02:00 Box Making G.F. MacDonald Collection Ksan Historical Village 1972 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1554/box-making unknown billreid:1554 local: Ksan Historical Village_305 uuid: 0765a485-e88e-4927-a80d-2708a70ceab2 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1554/box-making This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Hazelton--Gitanmaax-- Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Ksan Historical Village--Hazelton--Gitanmaax-- Photographs StillImage 1972 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:08Z Murphy Stanley making a bentwood box. The body of a bentwood box is steamed and formed using a single piece of Western Red Cedar. It is a practice unique to the Northwest Coast of North America. Traditional uses of the boxes are varied and include storage of food goods, clothing and burial. Many were not decorated while others were decorated elaborately. Still Image Tsimshian Tsimshian* SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) Hazelton ENVELOPE(-127.670,-127.670,55.250,55.250)
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Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Ksan Historical Village--Hazelton--Gitanmaax--
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Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Ksan Historical Village--Hazelton--Gitanmaax--
Box Making
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Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Ksan Historical Village--Hazelton--Gitanmaax--
description Murphy Stanley making a bentwood box. The body of a bentwood box is steamed and formed using a single piece of Western Red Cedar. It is a practice unique to the Northwest Coast of North America. Traditional uses of the boxes are varied and include storage of food goods, clothing and burial. Many were not decorated while others were decorated elaborately.
author2 G.F. MacDonald Collection
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title Box Making
title_short Box Making
title_full Box Making
title_fullStr Box Making
title_full_unstemmed Box Making
title_sort box making
publishDate 1972
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Tsimshian*
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Tsimshian*
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