Ulu knife use in Western Alaska: A comparative ethnoarchaeological study

Current Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 116-122

  Frink, Lisa ^a   Hoffman, Brian W ^b   Shaw, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Robert Shaw Enterprises   (United States)

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EID: 34250684818     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345688     Document Type: Article

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