Handle

Museum number:
2-1191
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020001191
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Handle of woman's utility knife.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-1191, described as Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-1191, described as Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1191, described as Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1191, described as Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1191, described as Ulu handle; ivory; oblong section with groove has knob at both ends.

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