| Object Number | NA5723 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Shell |
| Description | Bentwood box with a rectangular base and short sides that bow outward slightly. The box is made from bending a steamed plank of wood into shape, then kerfing the corners. The rim is lined with opercula shells. Undecorated exterior and interior. One corner is "stitched" together with plant fiber strips. The base is attached in a similar way, with plant fiber cordage threaded from the underside into the lower edge of the box sides. |
| Height | 16 cm |
| Length | 29.5 cm |
| Width | 23.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
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