Thumbnail scraper

Museum number:
1-51385
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010051385
Accession number:
Acc.1940P
Description:
Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.
Donor:
Gordon W. Hewes and Minna Hewes
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Wailaki
Collector:
Gordon W. Hewes and Minna Hewes
Collection date:
August 23, 1940
Materials:
Mussel shell
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Thumbnail scrapers (scraper types) and Thumbnail scrapers (stone tools)
Accession date:
May 21, 1940
Context of use:
For wild iris fiber cordage.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 1-51385, described as Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 1-51385, described as Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 1-51385, described as Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 1-51385, described as Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 1-51385, described as Mussel thumbnail scraper. Used for processing wild iris fiber cordage.

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