Thlingiit Adze & Bracelet, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.414 Thlingit Adze & Bracelet, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Thlingiit Adze & Bracelet, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/414

Description

Thlingiit Adze & Bracelet, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of two adze laying on either side, copper match safe box & bracelet between them. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 75D3, 75E, 89L Photo 93 1. Old stone adze. Thlingit 2. Old bracelet worn by Thlingit women. Very unique, silver bracelet, setting of blue stone with swastika pattern cut through. 3. Old Thlingit match safe. Russian native made copper match box, made oval so as to fit the belt, spring in the door or hinge, which locks door when closed.. 4. Thlingit adze made of a slug of native ore (copper). (basement)"

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

Jewelry, Tools

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, Match Safe, Thlingit, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020