Colouring Bentwood Boxes

Cedar boxes are called ‘boxes of wealth’, as they hold our most valuable possessions.  Our variety of boxes store our history, our thoughts and our dreams.  Decorating cedar boxes pay homage to our intimate ties to the land and to the sea – Ernest Swanson, Haida

Colour traditional bentwood box designs from the cultures of the Northwest Coast.

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