Sinew shredder

Museum number:
2-38436a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210238436a@2cb
Alternate number:
24 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1919
Description:
a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.
Donor:
Hamlin-Jose Pony Express Foundation
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Hamlin-Jose Pony Express Foundation
Collection date:
August 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
Probably used to comb sinew. Sinew shredder used to divide sinew from reindeer legs to be made into sewing thread.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: see Nelson, Pl. XLVIII, A, fig. 1 - 6.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinew shredder, accession number 2-38436a,b, described as a) Antler comb with b) rawhide pouch.

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