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Scraper. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Blade straight and bevelled on bottom.
Scraper. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Blade straight and bevelled on bottom.
Object Number 94-57-10/R39
Display Title Scraper. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Blade straight and bevelled on bottom.
Descriptions
Object Description Scraper. Handle of wood, blade of slate. Blade is straight and bevelled on bottom
Inventory Description Scraper, slate blade, chipped, lashed to wood handle with sinew, stained.
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound
Materials Slate, Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 16.6 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm (6 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\39
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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