Eskimo Labrets, Earring, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.405 Eskimo Labrettes, Earring, etc. Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Labrets, Earring, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/405

Description

Eskimo Labrets, Earring, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. (Labret was an ornamental lip plug). Photo of 6 small round items displayed on tabletop. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 74A, 89J, W. H. Case Photo 84. 1, 2, 3, 5. Old Eskimo laborites, made to be worn in the face as ornaments. 4. Eskimo earring, native gold 6. Ivory marlin spike *1. Is very exceptional labored made of beautifully shaped quartz crystal, transparent as glass. 2.3.5. are laborers of beautifully colored pieces of old ivory."

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

Jewelry, Labrets

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