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WOMAN'S KNIFE Ulu
Nunavut culture, Canada, 19th century
Marine ivory and steel
H.: 11.8; W.: 16.3 cm
T-shaped handle, carved from a section of marine ivory with a honey patina, whose blade, in steel with a rounded edge, is assembled with three rivets.
Ulus are everyday utilitarian objects used by women to scrape fat from skins before drying them.
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Ref.: 5257
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