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Object Number
88-51-10/50058
Display Title
Engraver, beaver's tooth in wooden handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Engraver, beaver's tooth in wooden handle
Inventory Description
Scraper, beaver tooth with wood handle lashed with sinew
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Alutiiq?
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay
Materials
Animal tooth, Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 2 x 1.9 cm (4 13/16 x 13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50058 & 124642 / Alaska / Nelson
Provenance
Collector
J. W. Johnson
(01/01/1838-01/01/1886)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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