Jaw scraper Item Number: A556396-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Thin (1.5 cm thick), roughly rectangular, slightly L-shaped, mildly concave piece. One chip broken off. Glued together with A556394. 18th century Labrador Inuit. Found in collection. For reference to jaw scraper see: Bird, Junius Archaeology of the Hopedale Area, Archaeological Papers, American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 39, 1945, pgs. 158-159, Fig. 25f.
Item History
- Made in Labrador, Canada
- Collected by Mr. Willie Knutsen in Labrador, Canada
- Received on June 1, 1949
What
- Name
- Jaw scraper
- Identification Number
- A556396-0
- Type of Item
- scraper
Who
- Culture
- Eskimo and Canadian
- Field Collector
- Mr. Willie Knutsen
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Labrador, Canada
- Collected in
- Labrador, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on June 1, 1949
Other
- Accession Number
- 183098