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Object Number
985-27-10/59329
Display Title
Hide grainer of leg bone of a bison and metal. Rubbed w/ yellow ochre
Descriptions
Object Description
Hide grainer made from the leg bone of a bison. Joint end of bone covered w/ hide w/ leather handle attached. All rubbed w/ yellow ochre. Bone tapers toward blade. Serrated metal blade inserted under bone where bone has been flattened to form a shelf. 25.3x6.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Hide scraper,blade attached to bone with leather, leather covered top with strap
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bone, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 6.5 x 5.9 cm (9 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59329, 34306
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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