Thlingit Dancing Headgear & Alieute Maiden's Charm., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.383 Thlingit Headgear & Alieute Charm, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Thlingit Dancing Headgear & Alieute Maiden's Charm., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/383

Description

Thlingit Dancing Headgear & Maiden's Charm., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of a headgear made of human hair, displayed hanging against wall, a beaded charm hanging below it. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 74E, 89H, W.H. Case Photo 62 1. Thlingit dancing head gear of human hair from Hoonah, 2. Alieute Maiden's charm These charms are worn by the girls at the time they are approaching the age of puberty, and are supposed to have some special power that carries them safely through that period.

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

Dance

Search Terms

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

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020