Box
Kadoucha; Maggie, Box, ca. 1900, paint on spruce and yellow cedar, Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art, no known copyright restrictions, 48.3.488A,B
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- Title
Box
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1900
- Medium
paint on spruce and yellow cedar
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
10 in x 12 1/4 in x 8 1/8 in
- Collection Area
Native American Art
- Category
Northwest Coast
Containers and Vessels
- Object Type
box
- Cultural Group
Tlingit
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art
- Accession Number
48.3.488A,B
- Copyright
no known copyright restrictions
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in: Klukwan
The bottom of this box is made from spruce and the sides, which are bent from a single plank, of yellow cedar. The pieces are fastened together with nails and wooden pegs. A carved figure, shown lying on its back with its hands against its abdomen, is on the cover. This figure represents a shaman lying on a burial platform. The box was made by Kadoucha and painted by Maggie. The black, green, and red-brown designs painted on the sides represent a whale and a beaver.
