Tool
About this object
Narrative
Percy F. Broughton is thought to have collected this artifact while he served as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society, in Lake Harbour on Baffin Island, from 1911-1912.
Physical description
Small scraper-like tool with a wide blade of thin curved metal. The blade wraps partially around a handle of wood and is attached to it by nails. The front of the blade flares slightly up and out. The handle is short and thick with a curved and thicker butt end. A long crack in one side of the wood has been repaired by a nail.
Date Acquired
25 Jul 2011
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
The Gwendoline Joan Milligan and Percy Broughton CollectionMore...
Measurements
Overall: 12.4 cm x 6.2 cm x 3.8 cm
Object Number
2912/13