Eskimo Spears & Bows,, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.399 Eskimo Spears & Bows, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Spears & Bows,, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/399

Description

Eskimo Spears & Bows,, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of five objects, spears, bows, quiver, arrows, displaying leaning against wall. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, , pg. 75d2, 89I, W. H. Case Photo 78 1. Spear for catching ptarmigan or fish, made with three points the better to hold the game. 2. Eskimo seal or walrus spear. (5301) (basement) 3. Eskimo quiver and arrows (basement) 4. Eskimo bow (basement) 5. Eskimo trout arrow."

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

Spears, Arrows

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