Bent-corner chief's chest
about 1850
Object PlaceBritish Columbia (Coastal), Canada
Medium/TechniqueYellow cedar and red cedar with red (Chinese vermilion and red ochre) and black pigment
Dimensions67.94 x 61.59 x 105.09 cm (26 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 41 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1997.9
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceSince at least the 1940s and probably earlier, said to have been in the family of a Mr. Dan, member of one of the Coast Salish tribes; passed to his wife, Mrs. Dan, Musqueam Reservation, Vancouver, BC; sold by Mrs. Dan to Donald Ellis Gallery, Dundas, ON; 1997, sold by Donald Ellis Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 26, 1997)
1765–75
1765–85
about 1900–10
A.D. 755–780
1710–40
about 1880–1900
1991
1900–20
1660–1700
early 20th century
1650–1700
about 1840