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Ulu (woman's knife) handle of ivory
Ulu (woman's knife) handle of ivory
Object Number 41-29-10/23227
Display Title Ulu (woman's knife) handle of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle, carved ivory, slit incision on 1 side
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Old Bering Sea Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 3.1 x 1.9 cm (6 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23227; 32
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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