Modern. Wood handle, metal rectangular blade fitted to slotted handle with compression bolts. Made of wood and steel, aboriginal one would be bone or ivory.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Povungnituk, Quebec, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Quebec; Povungnituk
Culture or time period:
Canadian cultures and Inuit
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
June 1968 - July 1968
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
Made by men, used by women. Used away from body for scraping fat off inside of skins.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
15.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name and meaning: See Acc. Env. Killutak=the tool that almost cuts. Materials and tecniques: cf. 2-47008.