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ULU KNIVES Alaska Ulu History: More than 3,000 years ago the ulu knife was probably the favorite kitchen utensil of Alaska native women. Long before white men arrived in Alaska, these women were using the ulu or "woman's knife" to cut and prepare food. Then as now, it had a crescent shaped blade with a handle on top, and with it a woman could skin out a seal, cut up caribou, split a fish, slice birds into cooking parts and even cut sewing thread, made out of sinew. According to tradition, the ulu was made by a woman's husband or perhaps her uncle or father made as a wedding gift. Recently, a native craftsman would specialize as a ulu maker, making then for an entire village and for barter, trade, and sale. Ulu Today: Ulus are used to cut, chop and slice almost everything. The art of using an ulu makes cutting and chopping an easy and speedy task. Different cutting techniques produce different flavors. An accessory used widely by chefs and cooks in home kitchens is the chopping bowl. This bowl fits the curved blade of the ulu for a perfect cutting combination. Onions, celery, carrots, etc chop exceptionally well in the snug round bowl. Back to Art Information Back to Ulu Shopping
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