Fleshing a hide – Blackfoot

Description

The implement for removing flesh and fat from hides is a long-bone with a beveled scraping edge. The thong attached to the upper end and passing about the woman’s wrist is for the purpose of giving additional leverage.

Contemporary print. Catalog date 1926. Blackfoot / Siksika Indians. SKU ECP1828. Fine art paper, luster photo paper, or canvas.