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Ulu with very rusted blade and wooden handle
tool
5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (15 x 12 cm)Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk) Primary
Object Type:
tool
Creation Places:
Medium and Support:
metal on wood
Credit Line:
Bequest of Miriam Look MacMillan
Accession Number:
1994.9.251
The ulu is a crescent-shaped woman's knife, used in sewing and cooking to cut hides, sinew, and meat. This example has a steel blade, a brass shank, and a wooden handle.
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This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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