Name/Title
Eskimo Mortars, Clothing, Tools, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910Entry/Object ID
143/327Description
Eskimo Mortars, Clothing, Tools, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of skin tote bag, carved mask, hat, and various small items, displayed on tabletop. Described below.
Handwritten on back:
"Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 76G 79A, W. H. Case
Photo 6
1. Mortar and pestle, #1 & 3, different class of mortar and pestle, from those used by natives further south. Note small opening, making easier grinding space.
2. Old water bag, opening at each corner, which can be opened and used as faucets on left hand of end of bag. about half way up is an ivory button. There is another, twice as large, on portion of bag behind mortar. These are ingeniously used to mend holes in rawhide leather, making it water tight.
3. Mortar and pestle. (5809)
4. Double end axe of green stone, sharp at both ends, 13 inches long, 3 inches at center.
5. Exceptionally fine Thlingit mask, mouth plate of brass, teeth of abalone, plate of copper with abalone setting for eyes.
6. Eskimo sox, made of sea-grass
7. Eskimo hat, made of sea-grass, lined with fur: tuft of fur on top.
#2,2,3,4,6,7 are Eskimo"Collection
Harry L. George Collection, PHOTOGRAPHSLexicon
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Native American, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, Clothing, Thlingit, George CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"