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E5813-0 - UluBack

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Description

Ulu with an iron blade and ivory handle. The handle has a slot cut into the bottom edge into which the blade has been inserted. A series of intersecting holes have been drilled into the handle, and baleen has been laced through these holes to provide a grip. The blade has a curved edge that has been sharpened by filing along both sides.

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."

  • Catalogue Number: E5813-0
  • Object Type: ulu
  • Materials: iron, ivory, baleen
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, drilling
  • Tags: tool, sewing, domestic

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