Scraper
35-22-32
From: United States of America | Alaska | Tanana (Alaska) | Middle Yukon Valley
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 35-22-32 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tanana |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Tanana (Alaska) | Middle Yukon Valley |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Steel | Wood |
Description | Ulu Shape:To Softn Hide. Steel blade, with straight, notched edge, set into wooden handle. Used for softening hides after it has been smoked and soaked in brains. Hide is laid over a horizontal pole. Is soaked and scraped several times. |
Length | 9.5 cm |
Width | 11 cm |
Credit Line | Yukon Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1935 |
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