Alaska Tribes Camphor Wood Chest, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

143.370 Alaska Tribes Chest, Harry George Collection: Copyright: 143.370 Alaska Tribes Chest, Harry George Collection
143.370 Alaska Tribes Chest, Harry George Collection

Copyright: 143.370 Alaska Tribes Chest, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Alaska Tribes Camphor Wood Chest, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/370

Description

Alaska Tribes Camphor Wood Chest, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of a large carved chest. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 71B, 74D, 89G, W.H. Case Photo 49 1. Old camphor wood chest used by natives to pack furs in supposed to be moth proof. Probably of Russian or Japanese make. --$8.00.

Collection

Harry L. George Collection, PHOTOGRAPHS

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Place

State/Province

Alaska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Native American, Native American Art, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, Fur Chest, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020