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Scraper

Object Name:
Scraper
Object ID:
1977.510.090
Creator:
Eastern Woodland
Place of Origin:
Haverhill, NH
Description:
Scraper. Medium tan stone. General shape from top, truncated triangle. Two concave sides that lead to a flat end. Other larger end, slightly convex surface. Edges knapped all the way around. Cutting edge slightly irregular in its overall shape and in the plane of the edge. A thick section near cutting edge. Steeper bevel on one side that other. Thick central section then tapers to small back edge. Tannish gray surface effect. Some black residues near small end on one side.
Material:
Stone
Dimensions:
W-2.2 L-1.7 D-0.55 inches Weight-1.05 oz
Provenance:
V. Burker catalogue 1977: "Scraper from Connecticut River in Haverhill, NH".
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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