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Object Number 15-36-10/86366
Display Title Double-ended small skin scraper of stone. Used for softening skins.
Descriptions
Object Description Double-ended small skin scraper of stone. Used for softening skins.
Inventory Description Scraper, chipped stone, rounded ends, slightly constricted middle, flat
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 3.8 x 1.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86366
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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