Scraper

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Date created: probably 2500 BC–AD 1800

Culture/People: probably Aleutian Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: William Kolok, Non-Indian, 1914-2009
Seller: William Kolok, Non-Indian, 1914-2009

Collection History: Collected by William Kolok (1914-2009, of East Port Chester, Connecticut) in 1944 or 1945 when he served as a member of the US Navy’s Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 635 at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; purchased by MAI from William Kolok in 1946.
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Place: Dutch Harbor; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Aleutian Islands
Island Name: Unalaska Island
Island Grouping: Fox Islands

See related items: Aleutian Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/9233
Barcode: 209233.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Scraper
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68b4b7a39-3f65-4253-a432-3591df6303cd

Record ID: NMAI_223395