Ulu knife
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- Culture/People
- Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
- Collector
- John Hachmann (Johannes Hachmann/John Hackmann/John Hackman), Non-Indian, 1857-1930
- Previous owner
- John Hachmann (Johannes Hachmann/John Hackmann/John Hackman), Non-Indian, 1857-1930
- Seller
- John Hachmann (Johannes Hachmann/John Hackmann/John Hackman), Non-Indian, 1857-1930
- Collection History
- Collected by John Hachmann (Johannes Hachmann/John Hackman, 1857-1930, who had a whaling station at Point Hope between 1889 and 1905); purchased by George Heye from John Hachmann in 1905.
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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
- 4522
- Barcode
- 004522.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Ulu knife
- Media/Materials
- Stone, wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_4638