Stone scraper. [CAK 17/05/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Stone scraper. [CAK 17/05/2010]
Long description: Stone scraper. One segment of the tool is thicker and rounded, allowing it to be held in the hand. The other segment is flatter and thinner, with a straighter edge for scraping. The grain of the stone is brownish in colour. [CAK 17/05/2010]
Geographical reference: Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada; British Columbia Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) NW Coast
Cultural groups: Haida
Person: Field collector Charles Harrison; PRM source Charles Harrison
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1924
Date collected: By 1924
Acquisition information: Donated: 1924
Materials and processes: Material Stone
Dimensions: Length: max 134 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1924.33.9
Research and responses: The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum’s collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:
This tool was viewed alongside other stone tools on Monday Sept 14, 2009. Christian White thought this was probably used for grinding or scraping. Another delegate proposed this was a scraper used for scraping tree bark.
In response to the collection of stone tools, delegates commented that the manufacture of stone tools occurred on Haida Gwaii and that it is possible to identify places where tools were made today based on archaeological analysis of detritus at the sites. They noted that there are a variety of stone types on Haida Gwaii and most of the tools found on Haida Gwaii were produced locally. There are sources of obsidian, for instance, although basalt is more common. [CAK 17/05/2010]

Search terms: Tool, Scraper

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