Title

Skin scraper

Contributor

Musée de la Civilisation (sharing)

Richard Ejinagosi Kistabish (description)

Creator

Lena Nottaway

Subject

Anicinabe ocitowin (Arts and crafts)

Tool

Famille

Nottaway

Description

Base consisting of a rectangular wooden plank, on which a smaller, thicker piece of wood is placed, on which four smaller, transverse pieces of wood are placed, all holding a long wooden plank at the end of which a serrated metal blade is inserted.

Used to remove hair from animal skin to make leather. A demanding technique for the body, especially on the wrists and hands. Be sure to do this step in such a way as to preserve the skin. For example, it cannot be used in winter. The scraper is also installed in such a way that it does not need to be transported. Before using it, a huge amount of preparation work is required. This practice has now been abandoned by most Anishinabek, as our way of life has changed so much.

Roger Wylde mentions that he had never seen a scraper made in this way, i.e. vertically. This type of scraper requires a lot of muscular strength.

Format

Object

Caractéristiques du format

Length: 91 cm ; Width: 45.8 cm ; Height: 84 cm

Matériaux

Wood (Mitik)

Metal (Piobik)

Technique de fabrication

Carved

Forged

Assembled

Actualité

Related to an ongoing practice

Access Rights

Open access

License

Protected by copyrights

Date Modified

2025-03-27

Identifier

MdlC75-1173

Source

https://collections.mcq.org/objets/10582