Ulu knife

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Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1940 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940).
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Place: Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Little Diomede Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/3175
Barcode: 203175.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Ulu knife
Media/Materials: Wood, stone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6323cda1f-df13-43ce-b91b-eca86f100edd

Record ID: NMAI_217094