Scraper of bone for cleaning hide

This bone scraper was found at Dun an Fheurain in Argyll. It may have been used for cleaning a hide, sometime between 0 and 800 AD.

The scraper was made from a narrow, strap-shaped piece of bone which has been notched at each end.

There were three stages to prepare a skin. First the hide was removed from a dead animal using knives. Next, it was cleaned, by loosening hair and fat, then scraping flesh, muscles and tendons with scrapers such as this one. Then the hide was preserved.

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Online ID:	000-100-040-711-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.HD 394
Date:	Between 0 and 800 AD
Material:	Bone; narrow; strap-shaped; notched at each end
Dimensions:	6.50" x 0.69"
What:	Scraper, skin
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Where:	Scotland, Argyll, Oban, Gallanach, Dun an Fheurain
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Description:	Bone skin scraper from Dun an Fheurain, Argyll
References:	PSAS, 103, (1970-71), 100-112
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