Skip to Content
e3699_tool_box-lg.jpg
Views

Tool Box

Alaska

19th century

wood, walrus ivory, sinew

width: 19 ½"

Inventory # E3699

Sold


PUBLISHED

Donald Ellis Gallery catalogue, 2011, pg. 38

Wooden tool boxes such as this were among a man’s most prized possessions. Great care was taken in their construction, and they were often fitted with beautifully carved handles and latches. These boxes are marvels of engineering, fashioned by steaming, bending, mortising and stitching the various parts together to produce a work of beauty, as well as utility.

Related Publications