Bentwood Chest Panel
About this object
Narrative
Cultural attribution by Bill McLennan in 2016.
Physical description
Set of three detached bentwood chest panels. Front and back panels have stylized imagery painted in black and red across entire surface. Cross-hatching can be seen in several areas. Several large stitches of cedar root can be seen along the right side of one panel. The shorter side panel shows four faint painted lines in a rust-red colour, running from bottom left corner upwards toward opposite side's midpoint. Faint suggestions of other lines above. On right edge are cracks where wood has been bent, and an undercut on the backside of the old bend. All three pieces have hanging hardware on the back.
Materials
Date Made
C. 1840-c. 1850
Date Acquired
29 Feb 2016
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Part a: 35.3 cm x 63.5 cm x 1 cm
part b: 41.5 cm x 63.6 cm x 1 cm
part c: 34.9 cm x 45 cm x 1.1 cm
Object Number
3156/1 a-c