1928 Scrimshawed Caribou Bone Snow Knife chicago Lohman certainly conveys this woman's

Lohman certainly conveys this woman's beauty

Sold as a lot of 13

and are signed Scher 1993 on the front of each and numbered on the back with what looks like "h43

was finished with a hardened varnish or shellac and bears a great rich patina

and have kept an eye out for similar pieces since--so immediately snatched up these

1928 Scrimshawed Caribou Bone Snow Knife chicago Lohman certainly conveys this woman'sAt first I took this scrimshawed blade for a letter opener, but I have since learned that it is, I believe, much more interestingly an Inuit snow knife! From what I have read, some snow knives (as I believe is most likely the case with this smallish, decorated one) were used by young girls as stylists to draw pictures in the snow, with these being passed down from older to younger girls. Other snow knives were used as tools for cutting hard packed