Ulu

Museum number:
2-3994
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-140 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ulus (knives)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Womans utility knife.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
8.8 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: x-65(2-3919).
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ulu, accession number 2-3994, described as Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ulu, accession number 2-3994, described as Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3994, described as Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3994, described as Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3994, described as Jade blade in wood handle. Blade formerly catalogued as 2-3919 (orig. no. x-65).

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