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Object Number
985-27-10/59318
Display Title
Elk horn hide scraper. Elk antler tine carved to form L-shape. Piece of metal ha
Descriptions
Object Description
Elk horn hide scraper. Elk antler tine carved to form L-shape. Piece of metal hafted to shelf w/ leather. Handle decorated w/ series of lines and dots carved into surface. 32.4x10.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Scraper, linear and dots incised handle, metal blade, hafted with leather
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Omaha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nebraska
Materials
Antler, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 32.8 x 12.4 x 4 cm (12 15/16 x 4 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59318, 34299
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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