Skinning Knife

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Knife

Name/Title

Skinning Knife

Entry/Object ID

2014.20.1

Description

Native beaten copper skinning knife (possibly a scraper), approx. 3.5" x .8" at widest point (curved flat piece). Oxidation across both sides, "worms" present on both sides. Found downtown Ellison Bay.

Cataloged By

Steve Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2014.20

Source or Donor

Hanks, Marshall

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Skinning

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Butchering

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

tools, Native American, pre-Columbian, neolithic, copper tools

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hanks, Marshall

Related Places

Place

Location

Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 20, 2014

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 12, 2026