Name/Title
Thlingit Items, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910Entry/Object ID
143/379Description
Thlingit Items, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of ten small items of every day use to include power measure, shot measure, stone charm, medicine man rattle, awl and comb displayed on tabletop.
Handwritten on back:
"Correspondence Vol. 1, pg 9B, 74F, 89H, W. H. Case
Photo 58.
1. Thlingit stone charm. Blue stone to keep away evil spirits (stones case)
2. Stone charm carved concave on bow, sides grooved around edge, so it could be hung with a thong, green stone. said that owing to its concave shape would stay on the forehead during a continued dance, and that it went the one who showed the most skill & endurance in their dance.
3. Old Thlingit pipe.
4. Thlingit shot measure from mountain goat horn.
5. Thlingit powder measure from mountain goat horn.
6. Medicine Man's rattle for dancing Hoonah. Belonged to a Hoonah family for over 100 years (5/25/10) that they know of. Inlaid with abalone shells.
9. Thlingit awl of Mountain goat.
10. Stone comb or scraper used for fleshing large skins; working out spruce roots for basket work, very rare."Collection
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Dimension Notes
Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"