This hide scrapper was brought to Oklahoma from Nebraska by Effie Blaine in 1873. Donated by Effie’s grandson Garland Blaine in 2012, this was used by women to remove the fur from bison, elk, and deer hides before being rendered into clothes, blankets, and other material cultural items.
Hide Scraper
Effie Blaine
Northern Plains, Nebraska, Pawnee
circa 1840
Elk horn
2012.18.3
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