Thlingit Treasure Chests, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

143.335 Thlingit Treasure Boxes, Harry George Collection: Copyright: 143.335 Thlingit Treasure Boxes, Harry George Collection
143.335 Thlingit Treasure Boxes, Harry George Collection

Copyright: 143.335 Thlingit Treasure Boxes, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Thlingit Treasure Chests, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/335

Description

Thlingit Treasure Chests, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of six wooden boxes of varying sizes, sitting on low table. Some tied with cord., one decoratively carved. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence Vol.. I, pg. 89B W. H. Case Photo 14 1. Old Thlingit Treasure Box (in pencil, slightly illegible--Catida cremation box, ceremonial) 2. Carved and painted treasure box. (in pencil: Catalog ? "cremation box"

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

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Treasure Box, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020