Name/Title
Letter from Alaska Bazaar to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.6LDescription
Handwritten letter from Alaska Bazaar to Harry George including various baskets for sale with descriptions and prices. Vol II pg. 6L
(The writing is too elaborate to thoroughly and adequately transcribe. Instead this is a summary of the letter)
The vintage letter is on letterhead from the "Alaska Bazaar," which specializes in Indian baskets, curios, and relics from the tribes of British Columbia and Alaska. The letter discusses various baskets available for purchase, including a particular old Tlinket basket measuring 9 inches with a price of $5 and others from the Chilcat and Hoonah designs. The sender expressing an offer to send additional details if interested. It also mentions modern baskets from the Tsimshian and Haida cultures, along with other items like brass, copper, and stone cooking utensils from various indigenous communities.
The script requests more information on baskets and their prices, referring to a specific specimen described as a Moragaum Indian basket, measuring 12 inches in height by 10 inches in diameter, and suggests providing a list of tribal names related to the baskets to improve advisory accuracySubject
Alaska Bazaar
Victoria, British Columbia
Tlinget
Yakutat
Chilcat
Hoonah
Fraser River
Alaska
BasketsSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
