Bentwood Boxes and Trade

Creators and Contributors Berlin Ethnological Museum (Contributor)
Chugach Alaska Corporation (Contributor)
Chugach Heritage Foundation (Contributor)
Chugachmiut (Contributor)
Dawn Randazzo (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)

Summary Dawn Randazzo asks if anyone has anything to share about the boxes. John Johnson identifies them as bentwood boxes and explains how steaming techniques would have allowed craftsmen to bend wood into a single unified piece, creating a watertight container used to store oil and other items. Johnson also notes that any artifact originating from Nuchek should be considered with the understanding that Nuchek was a trading post, meaning the artifact could have come from a different region.