Thlingit Basket & Siberian Eskimo Items, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.325 Thlingit Basket & Siberian Items, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Thlingit Basket & Siberian Eskimo Items, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/325

Description

Thlingit Basket & Siberian Eskimo Items, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of basket with lid, various tools, a few described below. "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 79A, 76G, W. H. Case Photo 4 Miscellaneous lot, including some fine stone and ivory scrapers, 3 good types of pipes used by Siberian Eskimo (Natives smoke snuff, or fine cut tobacco, also powdered knik, which they make themselves, consequently, small bowl. 1.2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,13 articles selected) 1. Exceptionally fine shot of Thlingit basketry, barrel shaped tightens the two when pasted together. 12 Rare piece barrel shape. Thlingit basketry, very old, fine weave. Probably served double purpose of carrying coin or gun caps."

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

Baskets

Search Terms

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

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020