Bark scraper
- Culture/People
- Haida
- Previous owner
- Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
- Herman J. Rush (H. J. Rush), Non-Indian, 1902-1965
- Donor
- Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian
- Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Herman J. Rush (1902-1965, an Indian artifact collector in Belvidere, New Jersey); acquired from him by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013)
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- Place
- Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
- Archipelago
- Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
- See related items
- Haida
- Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 25/1444
- Barcode
- 251444.000
- Object Type
- Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
- Object Name
- Bark scraper
- Media/Materials
- Whale bone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 22.2 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_267293