Handle

Museum number:
2-1114
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.
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:
Woman's utility knife handle.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 7.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-1114, described as Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-1114, described as Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1114, described as Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1114, described as Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-1114, described as Ulu handle; irregular curving shape with deep groove at base.

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