Norway, mid-19th century
Fir
Vesterheim 1998.080.024 - Gift of Marion J. and Lila Nelson
Protection is accomplished on the lid of this box by a large “Mara lock” at the center of a “valknut.” Around the rim are zigzags. Both knots and locks were common ways to keep belongings safe from Viking times into the nineteenth century.
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