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Description
Photograph of the interior view of the den in George Wharton James residence, showing a tremendous number of Native American artifacts, Pasadena, ca.1908. The shelves, which were constructed close the to ceiling, house numerous vases and baskets. These vases and baskets all have unique designs and drawings on them. Two short totem poles sit on the shelf directly above a large tribal mask and a wooden cushioned bench. Over a dozen unique rugs (or blankets?) hang from their individual poles mounted on the wall. On the ceiling hang several jugs at the upper left. In the left foreground is a wooden table covered with similar patterned rugs as those that are hanging. On top of the table are two vases, one with a plant, and a bowl. A thick rug and a leopard skin rug cover the wooden floor.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Architecture, Domestic Indians of North America--Antiquities Collectors and collecting James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 Pasadena (Los Angeles)--Architecture--Domestic Pasadena--Architecture--Domestic Buildings
Time Period
circa 1908
Place
California Los Angeles Pasadena USA
Source
1-37-55 [Microfiche number] 5134 [Accession number] CHS-5134 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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