Lot Essay
This was most probably collected by Jacobsen on his visit to the Queen Charlottes in 1881 (see Cole, 1985, p. 6).
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Details
A HAIDA BENTWOOD BOX
Of rectangular slightly convex form, the bottom pegged, the sides with relief carving showing stylized upside down faces with ovals and U forms at bottom, the ends each with a face in profile, perhaps representing a bird
9in. (24.1cm.) long
Of rectangular slightly convex form, the bottom pegged, the sides with relief carving showing stylized upside down faces with ovals and U forms at bottom, the ends each with a face in profile, perhaps representing a bird
9in. (24.1cm.) long
Provenance
Volkerkunde Museum, Berlin (IVA 365). Collected by Adrian Jacobsen on the Queen Charlotte Islands.