Thlingit Fishing Tools, Utensils, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.406 Thlingit Fishing Tools, etc. Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Thlingit Fishing Tools, Utensils, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/406

Description

Thlingit Fishing Tools, Utensils, etc., Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of eight items used in everyday life, to include fishhook, animal traps, carving knife, belt, spoon, marriage belt, displayed on tabletop, leaning against wall. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 74A, 89I, W. H. Case Photo 85. 1. Thlingit fishhook, made to carry fish, game, etc. 2. Thlingit carving knife, very old 3. Thlingit Marriage bow, fancy, inlaid 4. Thlingit head piece to be worn on front of hat. 5. Thlingit spoon 6. Thlingit belt made of beards put together with sinew. 7. Eskimo trap for catching small furs. 8. Eskimo snare for catching ptarmigan and other birds."

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

Fishing, Knives, Animal traps

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Thlingit, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020