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Bark shredder
Artist:
Inuit/Yupik
Date: late 19th century
Location where collected:British Columbia, Canada
Medium: whale bone
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 1910.1.5 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.
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