Flesher

Museum number:
2-33913
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Accession number:
Acc.1632
Description:
Serrated metal blade hafted with rawhide on handle made of buffalo or elk metacarpal. Leather loop.
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Verbatim coll. place:
Montana; Blackfeet Reservation; Browning
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of US
Maker or artist:
Husband of Mrs. Eagle-Ribs and White-Rider
Collector:
American Indian Film Project
Collection date:
1962
Taxon:
Bison bison
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Used to clean flesh side of skins.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 40 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #111: Oakland Public Museum (June 1, 1965–June 7, 1965)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flesher, accession number 2-33913, described as Serrated metal blade hafted with rawhide on handle made of buffalo or elk metacarpal. Leather loop.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flesher, accession number 2-33913, described as Serrated metal blade hafted with rawhide on handle made of buffalo or elk metacarpal. Leather loop.

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