Making a Bentwood Box

• Other Authors: G.F. MacDonald Collection
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Hazelton > Gitanmaax > Gitksan >; Tsimshian > Gitxsan > Ksan Historical Village > Hazelton > Gitanmaax > Gitksan >; Hazelton; Tsimshian; Tsimshian*
• Online Access: https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1592/making-bentwood-box

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...