A 19th Century Norwegian Tine box
A 19th Century Norwegian Tine box. Examples of these boxes have been found in the remains of Viking ships dating from 840 A.D. They were used to store valuable possessions, grains, meat, or anything else that might need to be secure. The traditional Norwegian tine, pronounced “teen-ah”, is constructed of a thin piece of steam-bent wood that is typically laced together with some type of tree root, usually birch though this example is nailed.
Dimensions. 27 cm high x 35.5 cm across at the widest point.
A 19th Century Norwegian Tine box. Examples of these boxes have been found in the remains of Viking ships dating from 840 A.D. They were used to store valuable possessions, grains, meat, or anything else that might need to be secure. The traditional Norwegian tine, pronounced “teen-ah”, is constructed of a thin piece of steam-bent wood that is typically laced together with some type of tree root, usually birch though this example is nailed.
Dimensions. 27 cm high x 35.5 cm across at the widest point.
A 19th Century Norwegian Tine box. Examples of these boxes have been found in the remains of Viking ships dating from 840 A.D. They were used to store valuable possessions, grains, meat, or anything else that might need to be secure. The traditional Norwegian tine, pronounced “teen-ah”, is constructed of a thin piece of steam-bent wood that is typically laced together with some type of tree root, usually birch though this example is nailed.
Dimensions. 27 cm high x 35.5 cm across at the widest point.
