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Eskimo Native American Indian Inuit Walrus Oosik

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Eskimo Native American Indian Inuit Walrus Oosik
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This lot features an original rare Eskimo Inuit Native American Indian Oosik. The oosik is the baculum, or penis bone of the Walrus and is long valued as a totemic by the Eskimo people. Traditionally in Inuit culture, these bones would be carved into scrimshaw decoration, or turned into a club for hunting. he Ivory was taken legally by the Eskimo Indigenous people in Alaska. The piece shows some wear with slight chipping. Overall the oosik is of a very large size and is truly a wonderful example. Measures overall 23" L and 6 1/2" in outside circumference at the widest point.