Uck clar: ghoul leaving his home in search of dead bodies
29-158-42
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Uck clar: ghoul leaving his home in search of dead bodies |
| Object Number | 29-158-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | String |
| Iconography | Ghoul | Bear |
| Description | Uck clar: ghoul leaving his home in search of dead bodies (see number 10). There is a bear found in Labrador and around Coppermine river, also at Lake Baker, which passes in the markets as a grizzly. It is known to the Eskimo as Uck clar. It is said that the track or heel resembles a boat head. |
| Length | 18 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Judson Daland, 1908 |
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