E0213: Inuit- Scraper

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0213

Classification Category:

10:Unclassifiable Artifacts ➞ Multiple Use Artifact

Marks/Labels:

#213 in black ink on every aspect of tool

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
stone/minerals
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather

Dimensions:

16 cm L
3 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:

Scraper

Source Locality:

Alaska, USA

Description:

Inuit scraper with wooden handle and stone blade. Used for removing hide from animals.

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