Ulu
Knife
| Object Number: | 53-54-133 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska Knight Island Yakutat Bay Old Town |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Locus: | Storage House, Subsurface Pit #15 probably placed between wall and floor, depth 47" |
| Period: | Old Town II |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Copper Wood |
| Length: | 8.5 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
| Other Number: | 193 - Field No SF |
Description
Copper and wood (green and black) haft. Complete blade, nearly symmetrical, nearly angular, rather than curved. Much corroded. Broken and cracked wooden handle, glued, depression in side. Fragment of cordage with.
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