Curved wood handle with slot for thumb on left side and two grooves for the index and middle finger on the upper surface. Grey chert blade held in place with commercial glue. Old insect damage and scrapes on handle. May be archaeological.
Donor:
George Morlander and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Noorvik, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Noorvik
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
George Morlander
Collection date:
1970
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Skin-dressing tool. Used to clean fat and water from the surface.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, Eskimo About Bering Strait, Pl. XLIX.
Loans:
S1972-1973 #88: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Thomas Roy Hester (April 20, 1973–June 13, 1973), S1973-1974 #29: Archaeological Research Facility/Karen M. Nissen (October 31, 1973–December 3, 1973), and S1982-1983 #4: State University of New York/Peter E. Siegal (August 1, 1982–March 14, 1983)