ulu
Description: knife, ulu, stone. Used for cleaning and cutting up fish, removing blubber. Surface is ground. One side is broken the other side is semi-rounded with chips removed from the edges, outer edge on non-broken portion has been ground to a fine edge, grinding striations are visible. Made from slate. Collected from Cape Douglas, Shelikof Strait, Alaskan Pennisula.
Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Date: 1887Display Room: applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient WorldsDescription: knife, ulu, stone. Used for cleaning and cutting up fish, removing blubber. Surface is ground. One side is broken the other side is semi-rounded with chips removed from the…