E laut = Ice Scoop

29-158-62

From: United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title E laut = Ice Scoop
Object Number 29-158-62
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain)
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Date Made 2/24/1908
Section American
Materials String
Iconography Ice Scoop
Description

E laut = Ice scoop. Scoop for clearing ice chips from hole cut in ice. Pond ice freezes 6 to 7 feet thick and scoop handles must be long. The ice around the vessel is now 63 inches.

Length 7 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of Judson Daland, 1908

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