Eskimo Carving Box & Tools., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.394 Eskimo Carving Box, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Carving Box & Tools., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/394

Description

Eskimo Carving Box & Tools., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of a wooden box with domed lid, carving tools displayed leaning against or in front of box. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 76G 79A, W. H. Case Photo 3 This is a complete carving set, box and all. 1. has been used as a plane. Has a stone bit. 5,8 and 10, are stone blades with ivory handles, Very old. 4, 9. Selected later (81F2)--$5.00 12. Has been used as a plane.

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Carving, Tools

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020