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Object Number 05-19-10/65024
Display Title Beamer, european pattern, for removing hair from deer skins
Descriptions
Indigenous Term je-shak-we-gun
Object Description Beamer, european pattern, for removing hair from deer skins
Inventory Description Scraper, tapered wood shaft with inset metal blade at center
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Sarnia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 50 x 4 x 4.5 cm (19 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65024
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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