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Object Number
17-20-10/87233
Display Title
Skin dressing tools
Descriptions
Object Description
Skin dressing tools for removing flesh from hides
Inventory Description
Tools, wood with serrated metal ends, leather thongs attached
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Materials
Wood, Metal, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 8 x 3 cm (8 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
87233
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Leslie A. Lee
(1891)
Donor
Prof. Leslie A. Lee
(1917)
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