The sizes, the proportions, the specific materials, the evidence of how components were joined together: all of this is information that enriches understanding of how the whale hunt actually functioned.

Boxes and the Technology of Storage

Among the most impressive categories of wooden objects from Ozette are the bentwood boxes.

A bentwood box is a container made by steaming a single plank of wood until it can be bent at sharp right angles, forming three corners of the box with continuous wood and adding a separate piece for the fourth joint.

A carved or fitted bottom and a lid complete the container.