ulu (Knife)
About this object
History of use
This is a semi-lunar women's knife of metal. Before contact these knives were made of ground slate. General utilitarian knives, used for many tasks including butchering and dressing hides.
Cultural context
used by women for butchering and hide working
Physical description
Ulu type knife. Rounded metal blade and ivory handle. The blade is crescent shaped, with a horizontal, yellowed ivory handle attached to it via a metal shank.
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