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E5814-0 - UuBack

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Description

A small ulu with an iron blade and a handle made from antler or bone. The uppermost part of the blade is set into the handle and is further secured with two tangs, each of which had been made from two pieces of antler or bone (one piece is missing from one of the tangs) set into a slot in the handle and attached there and to the blade by copper rivets.

Information from the Smithsonian

FROM CARD: "5813-5. 5813-ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1890; P1. 57-1; P. 416." 5814 - LENT TO PRINCE OF WALES NORTHERN HERITAGE CENTER 6-3-92. LOAN RETURNED: DEC 21 1992."

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E5814-0
  • Object Type: ulu
  • Materials: iron, antler, bone, copper
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, drilling, riveting
  • Tags: sewing, tool, domestic

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