Ulu knife blade

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); lent to MAI by George T. Emmons in 1920; purchased by MAI from George Emmons in 1924.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/1916
Barcode: 101916.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Indigenous Term: ula

Object Name: Ulu knife blade
Media/Materials: Jade
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6840b0be9-3738-4ae9-a289-f218e04e87c7

Record ID: NMAI_109657