Bark shredder
Artist
Inuit/Yupik
Datelate 19th century
Location where collectedBritish Columbia, Canada
Mediumwhale bone
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.1.5 LA
DescriptionGrayish-white piece of flat, broad whale bone with a hole roughly hewn out for gripping purposes. Rhomboid shaped, resulting in an angular blade edge. Darker side of bone is concave; lighter side of bone is smooth with the marrow exposed in the last several inches near the edge. Edge is worn, shiny and smooth, indicating use.On View
Not on viewCollections
Inuit/Yupik
late 19th century
Philippines
Inuit/Yupik
Inuit/Yupik (Alaska)
300 B.C. to 300 A.D.