Ulu knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Possible collector: John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979
Previous owner: John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979
Seller: John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Coulson Percy Skottowe (1894-1979, who worked periodically in Alaska in the late 1920s and early 1930s) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from J. C. P. Skottowe in 1936.
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Place: Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/1338
Barcode: 191338.000

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/ws679ad836c-0564-4f41-b11a-855a22d6b2f6

Record ID: NMAI_204509