EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVI. 



Ulus, or Woman's Knives, from Mackenzie District- 



Fig. 1. Woman's Knife (ulu). Blade of iron, bell-shaped, the upper margin 

 riveted to two stems of antler, the latter passing through mortises in the 

 handle or grip. The specimen copies very closely the modern chopper 

 knife. Width of blade, 4^ inches. 



Cat. No. 2272, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Anderson River, N. W. Canada. Gift of R. 

 McFarlane. 



Fig. 2. Woman's Knife (ultj). Blade of iron, trapezoidal, fastened by means of 

 two copper rivets into a handle of walrus ivory. The handle is pierced 

 by a double row of holes on its upper margin for a lacing of whalebone. 

 Width of blade, 5£ inches. 



Cat. No. 7419, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Fort Anderson. Gift of R. McFarlane. 



Fig. 3. Woman's Knife (ulu). Blade of sheet iron, inserted without rivets into a 

 slit in the handle of walrus ivory. The latter is excavated on both sides 

 to fit the hand, and ornamented with whalebone placed through perfora- 

 tions in the upper border with slight variations. Nos. 5813 and 7419 are 

 of similar style. Width of blade, 5 inches. 



Cat. No. 1630, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Fort Anderson, N. W. Canada, 1864. Gift of R. 

 McFarlane. 



