Lot 15
15
A BELLA BELLA BOX

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A BELLA BELLA BOX

Of bentwood cedar, the front and back painted in red and black with a large head surmounting a rectangular body and ovoids at the bottom, two simple formline designs, one in red and one in black on the sides, some pigment loss, top of one side broken away, 24¼ x 17½in. (61.5 x 44.5cm.)

Lot Essay

The painting on this box clearly demonstrates Holm's analysis of the Bella Bella rules of design in the porportions of head to body, placement of motifs, and differences between the treatment of one side and the other (Holm, 1983, p. 69, no. 105)