








Bentwood Box - Carved - Eagle - Natural
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Product Code: JM804W14
Artist: James Michels
Nation: Metis
EAGLE: friendship, peace, power, loyalty, grace
Handcrafted by James Michels
Born in 1969 in Merritt, British Columbia, James Michels is an Indigenous artist of Metis and Cree ancestry. He apprenticed with Coast Salish artist Joe Campbell, under whose guidance he learned design, carving, and painting techniques. He specializes in making steam-bent cedar boxes carved and painted in the Northwest Coast style. In 2008, James was commissioned through the Royal Bank of Canada to create a large bentwood box, “The Mendl Gathering”, which contained abalone inlays and operculum shells.
Handcrafted and carved red and yellow cedar bentwood box.
Made in Canada
Outer dimensions: 4 1/2" w x 4 1/2" d x 4 1/2" h
Inner dimensions: 3 1/8" w x 3 1/8" d x 2 1/2" h