Bessie Moses' Ulu with Metal Blade and Wood Handle
James Kivetoruk Moses, Iñupiaq / American, 1902-1982
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
1935
Metal and wood
Overall: 6 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 in. (15.2 × 9.5 × 1.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Sally Carrighar
166.43.16145
Geography
Place Made: Shishmaref, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked "B.M. 1935"
Provenance
Made by James Kivetoruk Moses (1902-1982) for his wife Bessie Aden Ahgupuk Moses (1907-1985), in 1935; collected by Sally Carrighar (1895-1985) writer and naturalist who spent ten years in the Arctic; given to present collection, 1966.
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