Ulu

Museum number:
2-3996
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020003996
Alternate number:
x-142 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.
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:
Sinew (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ulus (knives)
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Womans multi-purpose utility knife for cutting fish.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
12.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ulu, accession number 2-3996, described as Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ulu, accession number 2-3996, described as Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3996, described as Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3996, described as Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3996, described as Stone knife with rawhide lashing and wooden handle. Slate blade.

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