Boot softener, or ivory-handled scraper
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Boot softener, or ivory-handled scraper
Greenland tool
3 x 2 x 1 in. (8 x 5 x 3 cm)Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)
Object Type:
tool
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, West Greenland
Medium and Support:
metal on ivory
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1966.6
An Inughuit woman used this ivory-handled scraper to soften hides. The handle is carved to fit her hand, and the blade is made from industrial metal.
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Location
Latitude: 65.416667, Longitude: -52.9
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gallery C 1967-1998 , 1/1/1967 - 7/1/1998
- This Extraordinary Paradise: Living in Northwest Greenland , 10/19/2005 - 10/14/2007
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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