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scraper
Object Type
scraper
Museum number
Am2001,09.1
Description
Scraper made of caribou scapula.
Producer name
Made by:
Mrs Rhoda Karetak
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Arctic Peoples
Made by:
Inuit
(Central)
Made by:
Caribou Inuit
Production date
1990-1995
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Arviat
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Arviat
Materials
caribou bone
Technique
carved
Location
Not on display
Condition
Good.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Rhoda Karetak
Acquisition date
2001
Acquisition notes
Rhoda Karetak donated the scraper when she was in London in connection with the British Museum conference "Arctic Clothing of North America - Alaska, Canada, Greenland" (March 29-31 2001). She said she gave it to the Museum because it was broken and she did not want to take it back home.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am2001,09.1