Hide Scraper

This hide scraper represents ideals central to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, particularly continuity of indigenous lifeways and traditional knowledge, including the use of local materials. Collected by Robert Marshall during his time in the village of Wiseman in the early 1930s, it is also connected to the Bob Marshall legacy, especially his appreciation for the native cultures. The handle, ergonomically shaped to better fit the user's hand, is carved from spruce and has been adorned with the owner's marks. The bit was knapped from obsidian from the Batza Tena source, roughly 130 miles away.