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Object Number
985-27-10/60121
Display Title
Crow hide scraper of elk antler. L-shape. Not hafted. Etched designs on shaft
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow hide scraper. Made from elk antler. Carved and flattened into L-shape. Not hafted. Etched designs in back of shaft of an elk(?), a tepee, a bison and dots. Etched designs rubbed w/ red pigment. 31.2x7.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Scraper, L shaped, incised buffalo, tipi and elk figurative designs, hatches
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1899?
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 31.5 x 8.5 x 4 cm (12 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60121; 24617
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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