Scraper

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Date created: 1860-1890

Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Previous owner: Porter's Old Curiosity Shop
Seller: Porter's Old Curiosity Shop
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from Porter's Old Curiosity Shop (Berkeley, California) during a trip to California in 1949.
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Place: Norton Sound; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/2532
Barcode: 212532.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Indigenous Term: ikuutaq

Object Name: Scraper
Media/Materials: Wood, chert, hide, willow
Techniques: Carved, flaked/chipped, wrapped
Dimensions: 14.0 x 25.0 x 5.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673a1bdd3-10d9-43fe-8985-d36cb62bc34b

Record ID: NMAI_226921