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Oolu or woman's knife
Object Number 97-17-10/51165
Display Title Oolu or woman's knife
Descriptions
Object Description Oolu or woman's knife
Inventory Description Knife, ulu, metal semilunar blade, stem inserted into carved antler handle, rive
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / Hopedale
Materials Antler, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 11.6 x 1.1 cm (3 13/16 x 4 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51165
Provenance
Collector Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)
Seller Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

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