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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Bentwood chest front
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Bentwood chest front

Date1840-60
Object number2006.27
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Published ReferencesBrotherton, Barbara. Robert Davidson: Abstract Impulse. Exh. Cat. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 2013-14; p. 20, reproduced fig. 6 [not in exhibition]. Penney, David W. Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection. Exh. Cat. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 2015; pp. 28-29, reproduced fig. 17 [not in exhibition].
Credit LineGift of John and Grace Putnam
Dimensions18 x 30 x 1 in. (45.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm)
MediumYellow cedar, paint
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