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Ulu - noun.

A traditional knife carried by Inuit and other First Nations women. It's an all-purpose tool that can be used for cleaning animals to cutting food. Contemporary ulus are made from metal, but, in the past, they were made from slate.

Below is one example--Wikipedia has a few more along with traditional names for the knife.


Inuit Ulu.JPG

Western Arctic style ulu Public Domain, Link


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Date: 2020-06-11 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deborahkla.livejournal.com
Beautiful!

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Date: 2020-06-13 03:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deborahkla.livejournal.com
It definitely is. It would make a very striking wall mount!

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Date: 2020-06-12 11:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sallymn.livejournal.com
Fascinating, thank you!

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Date: 2020-06-14 02:10 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] med_cat
Wow, that's quite a knife...
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