This is our unique Ebony Pocket Ulu.  The Ebony handle is on both the back and front of the knife handle.  The blade is made out of a 440 Stainless Steel. The blade has Alaska engraved on the front side of the blade.  The dimensions of our knife with the blade closed is 2.79" x 1.58".  The dimensions of the knife with the blade opened is 4.54" x 1.58".  The product ID # KPUE

The Ulu knife was their main cutting tool and all-purpose knife used by the Eskimo's.   It was originally made from flat, thin, rocks, slate, or even jade. Handles were fashioned out of wood, ivory, or bone and often decorated with distinctive markings of the craftsman.   It is utilized 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.  

Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely-textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood.