Corn scraper
Object Details
- Culture/People
- possibly Oneota (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
- Previous owner
- Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
- Seller
- Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
- Collection History
- Collected before 1923 by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member); purchased by MAI from Melvin Gilmore in 1923.
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Date created
- AD 1000–1650 (Early to Late Oneota period)
- Catalog Number
- 12/6188
- Barcode
- 126188.000
- Object Type
- Food Gathering and Preparation
- Object Name
- Corn scraper
- Media/Materials
- Deer bone/bones, deer tooth/teeth
- Techniques
- Cut
- Place
- Just north of Omaha; Village site, Missouri River; Omaha; Douglas County; Nebraska; USA
- See related items
- Oneota (archaeological culture)
- Food Gathering and Preparation
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_135683
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64cc312c9-ef29-4263-af24-f5850bdaa25c
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

