Name/Title
Alaska Tribes Carved Items with Wooden Chest Photo Postcard, Harry George Collection, 1905Entry/Object ID
P9999.143.638Description
Alaska Tribes Carved Items with Wooden Chest Photo Postcard, Harry George Collection, 1905. b/w Photo postcard with Thlingit carved bust sitting beside a large wooden chest, with carved pole resting against bust, totem pole behind. Photo by W. H. Case.
Handwritten on back:
"Box is one that has been traced down and handed down for 200 years, from one generation to another. This box moth proof and damp proof, one of the old maker carved and painted. Cover is very heavy and made of one piece. Was treasured very highly by ancient Indians, as there was a superstition went with it.
Indian doctors staff or devil fish totem pole made for early uses at feasts about 8 ft high.
Woodpecker pole used in leading dances, round pole, painted red (native paint) with bird in center. Very old and historic." cor. Vol. I, pg. 237A"Collection
Harry L. George CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Totem polesSearch Terms
Native American, Native American Art, Alaska Tribes, Carved Chest, George CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 3¼"" x 5½"Relationships
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Harry L. George Collection