Bentwood Boxes

Bentwood boxes are unique to the Northwest Coast First Nations peoples of British Columbia. Bentwood boxes are used for symbolic and practical purposes. They can be used as burial boxes for ancestors, for storage of clothing and household items, for transporting goods, and even for cooking. The kerfing, or bending, form is made by selection of a thin, tight grained plank of red or yellow cedar. The wood is divided into four sections by carving a groove halfway through at the corners. The cedar plank is steamed, and then folded to form the four sides.

Bear - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Bear - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Larry Rosso

$35,000.00

Eagle - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Eagle - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Larry Rosso

$2,000.00

Human Abstract - Bentwood Box

Human Abstract - Bentwood Box

Larry Rosso

$2,000.00

Mosquito - Cedar Bentwood Box

Mosquito - Cedar Bentwood Box

Roger Smith

$1,000.00

Bear - Cedar Bentwood Box

Bear - Cedar Bentwood Box

George Stokes

$800.00

Wolf - Bentwood Canoe Box

Wolf - Bentwood Canoe Box

James Michels

$4,000.00

Shaman - Cedar Bentwood Box

Shaman - Cedar Bentwood Box

Darren Alfred

$1,000.00

Frog - Red Cedar Bentwood Box Drum

Frog - Red Cedar Bentwood Box Drum

Larry Rosso

$12,000.00

The Cannibal's Stash Box - Bentwood Box

The Cannibal's Stash Box - Bentwood Box

KC Hall

$1,200.00

Raven - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Raven - Red Cedar Bentwood Box

Trevor Angus

$2,400.00

Abstract - Cedar Bentwood Box

Abstract - Cedar Bentwood Box

James Michels

$4,800.00

Wolf and Moon - Cedar Bentwood Box

Wolf and Moon - Cedar Bentwood Box

Margaret August

$3,000.00

Pigeon - Cedar Bentwood Box

Pigeon - Cedar Bentwood Box

Ryan Cranmer

$1,000.00

Medicine Snake - Cedar Bentwood Box

Medicine Snake - Cedar Bentwood Box

Clinton Work

$1,200.00

In Love II - Cedar Bentwood Box

In Love II - Cedar Bentwood Box

Rachel Smith

$900.00

Abstract - Cedar Bentwood Box

Abstract - Cedar Bentwood Box

Corey Bulpitt

$9,500.00

Chilkat - Bentwood Box

Chilkat - Bentwood Box

Jing (Rob Long)

$1,700.00

Skate - Bentwood Box

Skate - Bentwood Box

Roger Smith

$1,050.00

Raven - Bentwood Box

Raven - Bentwood Box

James Michels

$600.00

Raven Obtains In-light-tenement - Bentwood Box

Raven Obtains In-light-tenement - Bentwood Box

Ian Reid

$1,600.00

Bear - Bentwood Box

Bear - Bentwood Box

James Michels

$300.00

Bear - Bentwood Box

Bear - Bentwood Box

James Michels

$300.00