Elk horn hide scraper / Native American; Plains

Essay/Description

An elk horn scraper with a piece of metal attached to the end.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Elk horn hide scraper

Culture:

Native American; Plains

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Historic

Place:

Great Plains, United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

elk born, leather, sinew, metal

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Hide Scraper

Accession No:

83.1995

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Width: 6in. (15.2cm)
Length: 12 1/2in. (31.8cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Great Plains, implements, Indian, Indians, Native American, plains, 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 horn hide scraper. 83.1995. . late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/831995 (03/20/2018).

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