Bark shredder

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Culture/People: Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)
Collector: Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914
Previous owner: Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914
Seller/source: Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914

Collection History: Collected between 1874 and 1894 by Reverend Thomas Crosby (1840-1914, an English missionary who worked with North Pacific Coast peoples from 1863 to about 1900); purchased by George Heye from Reverend Crosby in 1908.
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Place: Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Heiltsuk (Bella Bella); Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8057
Barcode: 018057.000

Object Type: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Object Name: Bark shredder
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Chip Carved, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d53552e7-778e-4f8b-bd37-db7f602c1562

Record ID: NMAI_19160