Name/Title
Item list from Herman Schweizer to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.634.236DDescription
Vol I, Pg. 236D
A two-page list of items from Herman Schweizer to Harry George of a South Sea Islands collection. Goes with letter Vol. I, pg. 236F.
A typed inventory list titled "South Sea Island Collection," detailing various items such as a:
very fine carved paddle, Solomon Island masks, and drums from Fiji and Caroline Islands.
It includes other artifacts like Zulu shields, New Guinea wood shields, miniature boats, double paddles, and fish hook ivory points.
The list specifies dimensions for each item, mentioning decorations like basketry and feather on some shields. There are clubs with saw tooth designs, hard wood bows and arrows, carved wood idols, clubs with stone heads, and miscellaneous lances.
Additional entries note bamboo arrows, boomerangs, a wooden bowl, pointed spears, white stone axes, and large pieces of Samoan tapa cloth.
The list continues to include three large decorated straw mats, five Maori cloth decorated mats, and sword-shaped decorated New Guinea clubs measuring 24 to 36 inches long. The list also catalogs Caroline Island wampum belts, Caroline Island palm bark masks, and an Admiralty Island dance apron.
Furthermore, it mentions a Solomon Island war belt, a rare Nubian basket with cover, a shark teeth sword, and a pair of very old rattle gloves decorated with puffin bill beaks.
Additional entries include a necklace made from shark vertebrae, human bone daggers from New Guinea, and various rare Zulu bead items.
The list concludes with a vague mention of 50 to 100 miscellaneous articles.
Handwritten notes in the margins suggest some type of calculation or annotation, adding an additional layer of historical context to the document. Some items have checkmarks and handwritten notes, suggesting verification or additional comments.Subject
Herman Schweizer
Fred Harvey Company
Albuquerque, New Mexico
South Sea Islands
Paddle
Masks
Drum
Fiji
Caroline Island
Zulu
Shields
New Guinea
Club
Bows
Arrows
LancesSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
