Inside House-Post Unpainted Item Number: E231036-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Though the accession papers give no clue as to which village these came from, Mr. H.W. Krieger had indicated they were from Sitka. (basis for information unknown.) In Acc. 41,185 in a letter dated 12/7/1903 Dr. Dorsey, who collected these items, says that he knows of no other similar ones which have ever been taken from Alaska, and that at that time there are not more than half a dozen left in the territory. Therefore rare. This is one of the two unpainted specimens. Carved. One of a pair. "Immense hewn slabs of cedar, handsomely carved. xxx in practically perfect condition, owing to the fact that they are inside house-posts, and consequently have never been exposed to the weather." (Dr. G. A. Dorsey)
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. George A. Dorsey in Alaska, USA during 1903
- Received on May 7, 1904
What
- Name
- Inside House-Post Unpainted
- Identification Number
- E231036-0
- Type of Item
- house post
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Dr. George A. Dorsey
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1903
- Acquisition Date
- on May 7, 1904
Other
- Accession Number
- 042671