Object name: Ulu / Object class: Cutting tools / Media available: legacy documentation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3998, described as Stone knife with wooden handle. Slate blade.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-19245, described as Blade, poor condition. Green stone knife used for flaking skin.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3915, described as Stone knife blade with single edge; ground slate. Side ended knife with a curved working edge, sharpened from both sides. The other end, thicker and blunt, is where the lashing was. Handle missing.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3909, described as Stone knife with hold drilled near the center for fastening the handle; ulu blade; slate. Crescent-shaped cutting edge, sharpened at both sides. Used by women for skinning and cutting up game and fish.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-1583, described as Slate blade set in 2-piece wood handle with rawhide wrappers.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-1409, described as Blade, slate.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-1340, described as Womans knife. Red-stained wood handle, slate blade.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3910, described as Ulu blade, slate, sharpened from both sides. Used by women for skinning and cutting up game and fish.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3902, described as Stone knife (ulu blade); slate. It is a relatively thin and high blade, and the cutting edge is sharpened at both sides. Used by women for skinning and cutting up game and fish.

Hearst Museum object titled Ulu, accession number 2-3991, described as Slate blade set in red and black painted wood handle; cut-out area in handle. This is actually a "replica" i.e. made for sale. This is a prehistoric ulu with new handle added later during A.C.C marketing - fide Ronald W. Senungetuk (July 1987).