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Object Number 2004.29.3569
Display Title Tlingit women making mats
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Tlingit Indians (Koluschan)"; printed on card: "Alaska, U.S., 1887. / Partridge Photo. / Indian Mat-makers. / 2832 Washington St., Boston."
Keywords
  • Manufacture and General Utility
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Mat production
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Artist Partridge Photo
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 18.42 cm (4 x 7 1/4 in.)

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