Iuak

An iuak was a blade made of bone or stone that resembled a machete, common in the Great Glacier.

Description
An iuak was about two-feet-long and six-inches-wide. It had a flat tip, and weighed about four pounds (two kilograms). In some lands, it could sell for as much as twelve gold pieces.

Usage
It was primarily used for carving snow blocks for snow houses, but it could also be used as a weapon. However, Iuaks tended to break if employed in combat by someone not skilled in their usage.

Notable Owners
Nearly every Iulutiun hunter carried an iuak. Iuaks were less popular among the Angulutiuns, and only about half of their hunters bore this weapon. The weapon was rare among the Nakulutiuns.

The great explorer Sharra Frohm carried an iuak as did the famous Iulutiun philosopher Inum. Najass, a master Iulutiun hunter, fought with a custom-made, two-handed iuak made from tirichik bone.

External Link

 * Snow knife