- FOSSILIZED WALRUS BACULUM, A POLISHED
FOSSILIZED WALRUS BACULUM, A POLISHED OOSIKFossilized walrus baculum, a polished oosik 21.5"l including a short polished walrus tusk cap at one end, 1.80lbs
- VINTAGE INUIT OOSIK. A vintage, and
VINTAGE INUIT OOSIK. A vintage, and likely antique, Inuit Oosik with carved and fitted bone ends. The Oosik is the baculum (penis bone) of the Walrus, and is long valued as a totemic by the Inuit,13”L.
- Osuitok Ipeelee (1923-2005), Kinngait
Osuitok Ipeelee (1923-2005), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) CARVED OOSIK WITH ANIMALS signed 21.1 x 3.3 x 3 in — 53.5 x 8.5 x 7.5 cm
- INUIT CARVED OOSIK WITH CARVED IMAGESAn
INUIT CARVED OOSIK WITH CARVED IMAGESAn Inuit carved oosik or baculum, excellent aged colouring and carved images including polar bear with ice floes, hunter and kayak, walrus on ice floes and a whale. Provenance Eastern Arctic. A wooden cap covers one end and is adorned with small discs of abalone shell. CITES may apply. Dimensions, 17.75" x 1.75". FRANCAIS: Sculpture inuite dans un oosik ou baculum, belle couleur vieillie, y figurant un ours polaire avec banquises, chasseur et kayak, morse sur banquises et une baleine. Provenance de l’Arctique de l'Est. Capuchon en bois couvrant une extrémité, orné de petits disques de coquille d'ormeau. CITES peut s'appliquer.
- INUIT OOSIK WHALE BONE FIGURE OF MAN
INUIT OOSIK WHALE BONE FIGURE OF MAN AND CHILD 10"H Inuit Oosik whale bone figure of man and child 10"h
- INUIT WALRUS DECORATED OOSIKInuit walrus
INUIT WALRUS DECORATED OOSIKInuit walrus decorated oosik with carved antler face at one end, bust of fossil ivory dog at other, signed "Joe Menauq Pungowiyi '93". 22 1/4" long, 4" wide.
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- FOSSILIZED WALRUS OOSIKFossilized walrus
FOSSILIZED WALRUS OOSIKFossilized walrus oosik (baculum) used as clubs or made into tools by Native Americans. 20 in by 1.75 inch diam. Weighs 27.8oz.
- ANCIENT WALRUS PENILE BONE OOSIKAncient
ANCIENT WALRUS PENILE BONE OOSIKAncient Walrus Penile Bone Oosik, with capped ends.
Length 18.25 in.
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- FOSSILIZED INUIT WALRUS OOSIKFossilized
FOSSILIZED INUIT WALRUS OOSIKFossilized Inuit Walrus Oosik with Carved Polar Bear and mans face
- FOSSILIZED ALASKAN INUIT WALRUS BONE
FOSSILIZED ALASKAN INUIT WALRUS BONE OOSIK / BACULUM**Originally Listed At $400**
Arctic shores, ca. 5000 years ago, modified sometime in the 19th or 20th century CE by Native Alaskan Inuit people. A large, polished walrus baculum. The walrus is an iconic Arctic animal, and they are famous for having the largest baculum - known to native peoples in the Arctic as an "oosik" - of all land animals. This example is a mottled brown-cream color with evidence of ossification along the interior cavity. The baculum is a bone found in the penis of many placental mammals, including some primates, which aids in maintaining stiffness during sexual reproduction. Fossilized bacula, which can be as long as 2' (60 cm), are, like this example, often polished and used as clubs by native Alaskan cultures - these are taken from sea lions, seals, polar bears, and, like this one, walruses. Size: 16.2" L x 1.9" W (41.1 cm x 4.8 cm)
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Provenance: Private Idledale, Colorado, USA collection
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Condition:
Small chips to terminals and expected ossification, otherwise in great condition. Nice surface smoothness.
- ALASKAN INUIT WALRUS OOSIK CARVING:
ALASKAN INUIT WALRUS OOSIK CARVING: Alaskan Inuit carving of a Walrus Oosik having a Polar bear head at one end & a Walrus head at the other end. Heads are removable. Approx. 20.25'' l x 1.75'' w.
CONDITION: Minimal loss of paint consistent with age and use.
- INUIT WALRUS BONE 'OOSIK' CLUB Carved
INUIT WALRUS BONE 'OOSIK' CLUB Carved and Dyed Bone with Polar Bear head tip, early 20th c. 21" long. The os baculum of a walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), known as an "oosik" (or "oosuk") in Native Alaska languages.