Jaw scraper

National Museum of Natural History

A556396-0

Thin (1.5 cm thick), roughly rectangular, slightly L-shaped, mildly concave piece. One chip broken off. Glued together with A556394. 18th century Labrador Inuit. Found in collection. For reference to jaw scraper see: Bird, Junius Archaeology of the Hopedale Area, Archaeological Papers, American Museum of Natural History, Vol. 39, 1945, pgs. 158-159, Fig. 25f.


  • Type of Item scraper
  • Culture Eskimo, Canadian

  • Field Collector Mr. Willie Knutsen

  • Made in Labrador
  • Collected in Labrador

  • Acquisition Date on June 1, 1949

  • Accession Number 183098