Meaning of storyknife | Babel Free

Definitions

A carved knife made for a Yup'ik girl to use for storyknifing.

Examples

“Pretty Girt Students sell⟳ a packet containing a hand-carved storyknife, examples of stories, and illustrations. Villagers tell⟳ stories and illustrate⟳ them with drawings carved in the snow⟳, mud, or sand.”

“This is confirmed by Molly, a ten-year-old cousin, who comes into the kitchen waving her storyknife at us.”

“Back when we used the storyknife all the time, qulirat [traditional tales] were readily available.”

“A Yup'ik Eskimo storyknife was usually made from wood, bone, or ivory by a father, uncle, or grandfather for a young girl in the family.”

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