E0196: Inuit- Ice Scoop

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0196

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping T&E

Marks/Labels:

TAG:"Ice scoop used for clearing holes in the ice for fishing."

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ bone
animal ➔ baleen
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather

Dimensions:

47.5 cm L
7.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Alaska, U.S.

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century

Use/Function:

Also used to clear breathing holes when seal hunting.
-Used in Alaskan Exhibit 1 and 2.

Object was used to clear holes in the ice when ice fishing and seal hunting.

Source Locality:

Brevig Mission, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

November 2 1898

Description:

Inuit ice scoop made of bone with leather and baleen. This item is used for clearing holes in the ice for ice fishing.

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