Ulu

Museum number:
2-48443
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
92M/W99 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2686
Description:
Knife, slate blade with straight edge; antler handle with groove at top and two holes for suspension.
Donor:
George Morlander and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
George Morlander
Collection date:
1970
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ulus (knives)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Used by women for skinning and cutting up game and fish.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
7.6 inches and width 9.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-48443, described as Knife, slate blade with straight edge; antler handle with groove at top and two holes for suspension.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-48443, described as Knife, slate blade with straight edge; antler handle with groove at top and two holes for suspension.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-48443, described as Knife, slate blade with straight edge; antler handle with groove at top and two holes for suspension.

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