Bentwood Boxes

Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint

Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Abalone shell, Mother of pearl, Copper, Acrylic paint

Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint

“This abstract design is actively moving forward practices that are rooted daily in their traditions and the issues of the present world. This design on a traditional bentwood box is to invite viewers to recognize the rich wealth of tradition inherent in the art of this region and to gain an understanding that, alongside its perpetuation, there are new ideas, inspirations, and contexts to which Salish artists today, respond and address.” – Margaret August 2024

Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.

Red Cedar wood, Yellow Cedar wood, Acrylic paint

“Ch’inkwu, is a Shíshálh word for double headed serpent. This design symbolizes rebirth and power. Serpents represent the earth and underworld with each head representing as one. This design was inspired by the historic Shíshálh pictographs in their territory.” – Margaret August 2024

Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.

Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint

1995

Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.

Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint

Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.

Specific and unique to the Northwest Coast People is the bentwood or bent-corner box or container. A most outstanding item of the First Nations people, it is a made from one single plank of wood through a lengthy steaming process – a method strictly adapted by the coastal peoples.