Name/Title
Thlingit War Club, Nose Rings, & Bracelets, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910Entry/Object ID
143/354Description
Thlingit War Club, Nose Rings, & Bracelets, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910 sepia. Photo of tall wooden club with carvings, sitting on tabletop, leaning against wall. At its base on left is small metal bracelet with two rings. encircling it. On right is woven cup with bracelet and nose ring hanging over edge.
Handwritten on back:
Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 73F, 89E, W. H. Case
Photo 33
1. Genuine old war club made of wood. Old slave killers club.
2. Sea otter drinking cup.
3. Old silver bracelet, well worn, but still has the old class of engraving on it. Made to fasten with a hook (5877).
4. Old nose ring
5. Old nose ring, worn on state occasions and at potlatch dances
6. Old Thlingit bracelet of the type worn by women in the tribe, who could afford them."Collection
Harry L. George Collection, PHOTOGRAPHSLexicon
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Weapons, Jewelry, BasketsSearch Terms
Native American, Alaska Tribes, War Club, Thlingit, George CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"