Making a 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...
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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_1594 2023-05-15T18:39:25+02:00 Making a Bentwood Box G.F. MacDonald Collection Ksan Historical Village 1972 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1594/making-bentwood-box unknown billreid:1594 local: Ksan Historical Village_341 uuid: 914e069a-8eab-4aa1-afb6-b467d211d29c https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-1594/making-bentwood-box 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--Gitksan-- Tsimshian--Gitxsan--Ksan Historical Village--Hazelton--Gitanmaax--Gitksan-- 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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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. |
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Making a Bentwood Box |
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