Ergonomic grooves and indentations sculpt the body of this nineteenth-century hide scraper. Arctic and Paleoeskimo peoples employed an array of handcrafted scrapers for the preparation of skins, carving, and other varied uses. While many designs comprise a wood haft bound to a chipped stone blade, this example from the nineteenth century has been carved entirely of ivory. The British Museum holds a similar object, described as an Eskimo-Aleut pick blade. With its worn, aged surface and asymmetrical sculptural quality, this scraper carries the powerful and ineffable sense of hard-fought, eternal continuance so palpable in Arctic art traditions.