Sakuuti (Scraper)
Maker
Unknown, Inuit?
DateEarly 20th C
MediumWood, stone, leather
Dimensions5 1/2”L x 2” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA1954.13.HOW
DescriptionHide scraper (sakuuti), or flesher, used to prepare skins for clothing. Old specimen with ground stone blade and wooden handle curved to fit the hand. Blade is inserted into a groove in the handle and secured with leather thongs.
ClassificationsTools / Implements
Collections
Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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Aqjangajuk (Axangayak) Shaa
