Eskimo Utensils & Tools, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.398 Eskimo Utensils & Tools, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Utensils & Tools, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/398

Description

Eskimo Utensils & Tools, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of various utensils, including awl, net, weaving shuttle, etc. as described below. Displayed propped against or in front of basket. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence Vol. I, pg. 89I W. H. Case Photo 77 1. Ivory needle case. (1306 or 5306) 2. Ivory awl. (basement, 1479) 3. Tube for blowing up bladders or other floats. (?) 4. Gill net made of sinew. 6. Shuttle for winding sinew for weaving. (5969, top shelf, wing) 7. Ivory awl. 8-15. Completing an assortment of tools used by Eskimo workman (ivory carrier)

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

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