Ulu knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Previous owner: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Collection History: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons circa 1906.
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Place: Northern Alaska; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9745
Barcode: 009745.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Ulu knife
Media/Materials: Ivory, iron blade
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b92e2504-112a-452b-ac3b-74b36ba1a0be

Record ID: NMAI_10049