Name/Title
Letter from Alaska Bazaar to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.6ODescription
Vol II pg. 6O
Letter from Alaska Bazaar to Harry George noting that the tribes he mentioned in the 7-30-1909 letter were from the West Coast of the Victoria Island.
HL Gorge Esq
Mill [apt? Agent?]
St Joseph MO
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 30th was only reached on Saturday. The tribes you quote are mainly tribes from the West coast of this island[?] all of whom do very similar work [?] there is a variety of weaves
Masselt [or Massett?] This is practically identical[?] with the Haida[?]
No 1 Skedagalt[?- spelling unclear; might be Skedan] basket. We have an old Massett Basket fine weave 11” high price 5.00
No 2 We have a fine old small Fort Douglas[?] basket. 4 ½ long 4 ¾ high 5” wide with a cover price 5.00
No 3 Nahwitti[?] Indians[?] narrow basket, open weave made from spruce strips top bound with cherry band 12” long 7” high 5 ¼ wide has seen some service price 1.75
No 4 Quatsino[?] Indian open weave slightly[?] different weave of No3 and considerably finer. [?] bound spruce roof 5 ¾ high 9” long 7” wide slightly damaged price 1.50
No5 Nootka[?] Indian open weave somewhat similar to weave no 4 but intersected by broad coloured strips. Length 10 ½” width 8 ½” height 8 ½’ price 2.00
6 [Kikimat? Kitamat?] Indian fine old cedar bark basket flat for holding berry [opomo? Opens?] panel design decoration with inner compartment somewhat damaged through wear a very scarce shape and design price $2.50
7 [Roope? Ruypes? Ruppes?] Island Indian, telescopic basket made from [?] bark [cedar?] fine and pretty weave, zigzag coloured decoration 15’ long 5” width 6’ high comparatively new price 1.75
8 good specimen of the Fort Rupert cedar bark flexable basket decoration hongmalut[?] black [?] good weave 9” long 6 ½’ wide 5 ½’ high pride $1.50 comparatively new
9 We have also some west Coast Vancouver[?] Island clam[?] baskets some very old pointed and flat bases from 150 + 3.00 [?] also a Tallan[?] Basket which we mentioned in our previous letter
Yours
Haudsbey[name unclear]
Rough sketches[?] of baskets [?]Subject
Alaska Bazaar
Victoria, British Columbia
Alaska
West CoastSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
