Clothing from East Greenland V. The manufacture of clothing

The woman's knife
The sakkeq or ulu is the most characteristic article found among the Inuit woman's sewing implements. The knife was developed centuries ago from the blades of iron saws, obtained from Dutch whalers. Women's knives were originally made of bone and stone.


RMV 4458-84

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