Collections: Arts of the Americas: Bent-corner Box with Hawk Design (Kitle)

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Bent-corner Box with Hawk Design (Kitle)

• Culture: Haida, Native American
• Medium: Wood
• Place Collected: Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
• Dates: late 19th century
• Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (5.7 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm)
• Markings: "Skidegate, 1897" is written on bottom by Newcombe
• Collections: Arts of the Americas
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 05.588.7317
• Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
• Image: Overall, 05.588.7317_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
Haida (Native American). Bent-corner Box with Hawk Design (Kitle), late 19th century. Wood, 2 1/4 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. (5.7 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund, 05.588.7317 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.588.7317_PS1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: The wooden rectangular container is very small. Its sides are continuous and folded at the corners except for one that is secured with fiber ties. The bottom is sewn to the sides with light-colored ties (possibly cotton). It was originally covered with a natural resin varnish but from handling over time, much of it has rubbed off from its bulging sides. Overall, the box is stable and in good condition. Small bent-corner bowl with fluid engraving on all four sides. Condition is good. Peter NcNair 3/29/2005 Peter comments, "Best small box I've ever seen." It is a reduced rendering of a much larger box.