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THB19th C. Alaskan Inuit Walrus Bone Oosik Baculum
Lot 91
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Jul 13, 2021
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lengthy walrus baculum bone known as an oosik or oosuk. This bone is dense and harder to carve, and thus the bones were often simply polished and then used as clubs. This oosik has a slightly curved profile and has a shallow groove around the thicker end, perhaps where a rope or cord was once attached. The walrus is an iconic Arctic animal, and they are famous for having the largest baculum he baculum is a bone found in the penis of many placental mammals, including some primates, which aids in maintaining stiffness during sexual reproduction. An interesting piece! Size: 19.75" L x 1.5" W (50.2 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, purchased while at the Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska, USA form Chester Lampe in 1961
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#165862Ossification and pitting to bone on both ends. Intact and the central shaft is polished and smooth.Condition
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