Elk antler hide scraper / Native American; Sioux

Essay/Description

An elk antler and wood scraper.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Elk antler hide scraper

Culture:

Native American; Sioux

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Historic

Place:

Great Plains, South Dakota, United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

elk horn, wood

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Hide Scraper

Accession No:

83.1922

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
Length: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Great Plains, implements, Indian, Indians, Native American, South Dakota, tools, United States of America

Hide Fleshers

These scrapers were used to clean hides. Hide fleshers are “used to hack down the inner surface of the skin to get it to the right degree of thinness” (Hoebel 1988, 66).

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Elk antler hide scraper. 83.1922. Kravis Discovery Center. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/831922 (03/20/2018).

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