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1934.64.24

Scraper used in dressing skins. [SM (Verve) 12/05/2014]

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1934.64.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Scraper used in dressing skins. [SM (Verve) 12/05/2014]
Long description
Scraper used in dressing skins. Haft made from the beam of an elk (wapiti) antler. The iron blade is bound onto the haft with a long strip of leather. The end of the haft is perforated with a short loop of leather tied through it. [SM (Verve) 12/05/2014]
Cultural groups
Oceti Sakowin - Sioux
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Animal Antler, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 211 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.64.24

Search terms: Tool, Scraper, Leather-working Tool

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