Scratching stick

Name (French):
Name (Innu): kashkashkanikan-mishtikᵘ / kashkashkaikan
Date Collected: unknown
Institutions: The Rooms, Provincial Museum Division
Catalog Number: III-B-83
Place Made: unknown
Maker: displayed as example of Naskapi domestic equipment
Collector: unknown

Description:

Scratching stick consisting of wooden handle (approximately 12.5″ long) and a piece of old skin (mended in several places) cut into flaps or strips, (approximately 1.5″ long and 1″ wide) and wrapped around the handle, being secured with two strips of skin.