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Object Number
94-57-10/R40
Display Title
Scraper. Handle of ivory, blade of slate. Thin, flat blade flared toward edge.
Descriptions
Object Description
Scraper. Handle of ivory, blade of slate. Thin, flat blade flared toward edge.
Ivory handle has evidence of cut marks and parallel scratch marks on upper surface. Underside of handle has perforation penetrating into center of ivory where stone has been inset.
Inventory Description
Scraper, ground stone blade, chipped, carved bone handle.
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
/
Point Barrow
Materials
Stone, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.1 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm (5 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R\40
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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