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Object Number
985-27-10/59393
Display Title
Plains hide scraper of elk antler tine. L-shape. Metal blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains hide scraper. Elk antler tine carved into L-shape. Metal blade attached to underside. Held into place by leather strip wrapped around antler several times. Leather strip pulled down and wrapped around center of handle once then tied through hole at base of handle. 33.6x9.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Scraper, cylindrical, L-shaped, tapered at one end, blade attached with leather
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Antler, Leather, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 33.6 x 9.8 x 5.2 cm (13 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59393, 34303
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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