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Snow knife, the Glossary

A snow knife or snow saw (Inuktitut: pana) is a tool used in the construction of igluit (snow houses) or as a weapon by Inuit of the Arctic.^[1]

14 relations: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Arctic, Broad arrow, Eskimo, Igloo, Inuit, Inuktitut, John Franklin, King William Island, Muskox, Reindeer, Tang (tools), Tomahawk, Ulu.
Inuit tools
Inuit weapons

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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Broad arrow

The broad arrow, of which the pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point.

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Eskimo

Eskimo is an exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik (or Yuit) of eastern Siberia and Alaska.

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Igloo

An igloo (Inuit languages: iglu, Inuktitut syllabics ᐃᒡᓗ (plural: igluit ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ)), also known as a snow house or snow hut, is a type of shelter built of suitable snow.

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Inuit

Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, ᐃᓄᒃ, dual: Inuuk, ᐃᓅᒃ; Iñupiaq: Iñuit 'the people'; Greenlandic: Inuit) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon (traditionally), Alaska, and Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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Inuktitut

Inuktitut (syllabics ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ; from, 'person' + -titut, 'like', 'in the manner of'), also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada.

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John Franklin

Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator.

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King William Island

King William Island (Île du Roi-Guillaume; previously: King William Land; script) is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Arctic Archipelago.

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Muskox

The muskox (Ovibos moschatus, in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in translit; in translit, label), is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae.

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Reindeer

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.

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A tang or shank is the back portion of the blade component of a tool where it extends into stock material or connects to a handle – as on a knife, sword, spear, arrowhead, chisel, file, coulter, pike, scythe, screwdriver, etc.

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Tomahawk

A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America.

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Ulu

An ulu (ᐅᓗ; plural: uluit; sometimes referred to as 'woman's knife') is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women. Snow knife and ulu are Inuit tools, Inuit weapons and Knives.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_knife

Also known as Snow saw.