Ulu

Museum number:
2-3938
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020003938
Alternate number:
x-84 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Knife for cutting up whale (?). Ulu blade; slate sharpened from both sides with two holes drilled for attaching the handle. Fabric material through one hole.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ulus (knives)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Knife for cutting up whale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 21.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3938, described as Knife for cutting up whale (?). Ulu blade; slate sharpened from both sides with two holes drilled for attaching the handle. Fabric material through one hole.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3938, described as Knife for cutting up whale (?). Ulu blade; slate sharpened from both sides with two holes drilled for attaching the handle. Fabric material through one hole.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3938, described as Knife for cutting up whale (?). Ulu blade; slate sharpened from both sides with two holes drilled for attaching the handle. Fabric material through one hole.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3938, described as Knife for cutting up whale (?). Ulu blade; slate sharpened from both sides with two holes drilled for attaching the handle. Fabric material through one hole.

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