Agartuq (middle) with mother and youngest sister eating frozen meat (quaq) Ahairmiut. Ledyard collection, Slide041.jpg, Mark Kallauk Collection, Nunavut Department of Education, Curriculum and School Services.
Agartuq (middle) with mother and youngest sister eating frozen meat (quaq) Ahairmiut
Evidence
Here a piece of frozen caribou meat is being eaten by chopping off small chunks with the ulu.
Perspective
Women prized their uluit and kept them very sharp and clean.
Significance
The ulu or woman’s knife served many purposes such as cleaning skins, cutting material for sewing and for chopping food.
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