/internal/media/dispatcher/818987/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBent-corner chief's chestabout 185067.94 x 61.59 x 105.09 cm (26 3/4 x 24 1/4 x 41 3/8 in.)Yellow cedar and red cedar with red (Chinese vermilion and red ochre) and black pigmentMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture1997.91Large rectangular box with thick, plank base and thicker plank cover. Front and back fields entirely filled with flat, linear images in black and red that are shallowly carved. Negative/positive compositional tension between paint and wood color. Black linear ovoids, circles, and calligraphic lines predominate. Recognizable eye, teeth, and hand images in composition. Side panels are painted linearly in red and black but uncarved. Large negative shapes in upper and lower corners with symbols in character with the front and back bridging negative areas.Furniture67.9400000000105.09000000004505401