A 20TH CENTURY INUIT ULU (KNIFE) the wide metal blade with caribou antler straight handle, 15.5cm long

An ulu is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut women. It is utilised in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food, as a weapon and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo.