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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 441544, member: 55"]Here are photos of my similar boxes; I know these were sold in the gift shop at the Burke; and other than the gender of the maker, 2manybooks' recollection is the same as mine.</p><p>For those who are interested, I'll add some rather technical discussion....</p><p><br /></p><p>I forgot to include a close-up of the kerf, which is done in a traditional way; with some slight splitting, likely due to inadequate or no steaming. In many ways it is harder to make a small box than a big one, due to the tighter radius in the kerf, and thinner wood at the fold. The smaller box is about 3 1/2" square, the larger 6" and neither have lids. The larger box still shows untrimmed pegs at the fourth corner, which again is one of the traditional methods - though odd that these are untrimmed. Both have designs oriented on the diagonal, which is a traditional style, though uncommon for older boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>To a practiced eye, the form-lines are stylistically quite distinctive and recognizable; lacking a good taper, and in spots lacking in correct balance of positive and negative areas, and with some rather incorrect shapes. The silk-screened registration of the red and black is less than perfect. But the general impression is pretty good; and if one can buy a box illustrating the kerfing and bending, for $10, that's a bargain in my book. But on ebay, listed as native-made, at $300....no.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Larson boxes can be distinguished on stylistic grounds, showing a better taper generally, but also showing similar defects in the weight and balance of positive and negative (I'd probably have noticed this, had my PC kept the webpages open for more than two seconds); but the Larson boxes too have a pretty good appearance, in general.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, there's a fairly traditional box by a younger Haida artist.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]155272[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]155273[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]155274[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]155275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 441544, member: 55"]Here are photos of my similar boxes; I know these were sold in the gift shop at the Burke; and other than the gender of the maker, 2manybooks' recollection is the same as mine. For those who are interested, I'll add some rather technical discussion.... I forgot to include a close-up of the kerf, which is done in a traditional way; with some slight splitting, likely due to inadequate or no steaming. In many ways it is harder to make a small box than a big one, due to the tighter radius in the kerf, and thinner wood at the fold. The smaller box is about 3 1/2" square, the larger 6" and neither have lids. The larger box still shows untrimmed pegs at the fourth corner, which again is one of the traditional methods - though odd that these are untrimmed. Both have designs oriented on the diagonal, which is a traditional style, though uncommon for older boxes. To a practiced eye, the form-lines are stylistically quite distinctive and recognizable; lacking a good taper, and in spots lacking in correct balance of positive and negative areas, and with some rather incorrect shapes. The silk-screened registration of the red and black is less than perfect. But the general impression is pretty good; and if one can buy a box illustrating the kerfing and bending, for $10, that's a bargain in my book. But on ebay, listed as native-made, at $300....no. The Larson boxes can be distinguished on stylistic grounds, showing a better taper generally, but also showing similar defects in the weight and balance of positive and negative (I'd probably have noticed this, had my PC kept the webpages open for more than two seconds); but the Larson boxes too have a pretty good appearance, in general. For comparison, there's a fairly traditional box by a younger Haida artist. [ATTACH=full]155272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]155273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]155274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]155275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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