Tlingit Shamans Bentwood Storage Box
$24,000.00
British Columbia - Southern Yukon Territory
1840 - 1850
Height 14" Width 10 1/2" square
Provenance: Found in an antique shop in Coeur d' Alene Idaho
Made from a single piece of cedar that has been kerfed and steam bent and the remaining side pegged together with wooden pegs. The formline design on this box was made to be viewed from angles and as such very rare. These small boxes were used to store the shaman’s paraphernalia such as rattles and the like.