Engraved elk horn hide scraper / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

This hide scraper had a metal blade attached at the top. Made and used before 1875.
Tags: hide scraper, engraved, elk horn
People: Ponca
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: hunting, domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Engraved elk horn hide scraper

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Ponca (artist and user)

Date:

19th century

Period:

Historic

Place:

United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

elk horn

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Hide Scraper

Accession No:

83.1992

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Width: 4in. (10.2cm)
Length: 13in. (33.0cm)

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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Unknown. Engraved elk horn hide scraper. 83.1992. . 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/831992 (06/19/2019).

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