Ornately carved chests like this one held the family heirlooms and regalia. On special occasions, the house-master sat on a chest and on his death it sometimes became his coffin.

Yellow cedar? (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), Western red cedar? (Thuja plicata), mineral paints, commercial cotton, iron, steel; L 48.5 x W 75.0 x H 41.5 cm; 3178-109 a & b