EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVIII. 



Ulus, or Woman's Knives, from Northern Alaska. 



Fig. 1. Woman's Knife (ulu). Blade of hornstone, leaf-shaped in outline except- 

 ing that upon one margin an angular projection extends upward for a 

 tang driven into the end of a bit of antler which serves for a grip. Con- 

 trary to the usual method, the tang is driven into the grain of the antler 

 at the end. Width of blade, 3 inches. 



Cat. No. 89690, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Point Barrow, Alaska, 1884. Collected by 

 Capt. P. H.Ray, U. S. A. 



Fig. 2. Woman's Knife (ulu). . Blade of drab slate, irregularly triangular, driven 

 into a groove of a bit of antler. The mending of the handle by means of 

 sinew lashing is noteworthy. Width of blade, 3 inches. 



Cat. No. 89689, U. S. N. M. Eskimo of Point Barrow, Alaska, 1684. Collected by 

 Capt. P. H. Ray, U.S. A. 



Fig. 3. Woman's Knife (ulu). Blade of slate, an irregular triangle inserted into 

 a cut in a handle of bone, which is carved into the shape of a fish's tail, 

 heterocercal. Length, 5£ inches. 



Cat. No. 89677, U. S. N. M. Eskimo cf Point Barrow, Alaska, 1884. Collected by 

 Capt, P. H. Ray. U. S. A. 



