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35-22-32

From: United States of America | Alaska | Tanana (Alaska) | Middle Yukon Valley

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 35-22-32
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tanana
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Tanana (Alaska) | Middle Yukon Valley
Culture Area Subarctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Steel | Wood
Description

Ulu Shape:To Softn Hide. Steel blade, with straight, notched edge, set into wooden handle. Used for softening hides after it has been smoked and soaked in brains. Hide is laid over a horizontal pole. Is soaked and scraped several times.

Length 9.5 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Yukon Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1935

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