LOT 252 WALRUS BACULUM,
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WALRUS BACULUM, 18th-19th century, Canada, St Lawrence Island, a penis bone from a walrus (odobenus rosmarus), also known as an 'oosik' or 'oosuk' in Native Alaskan languages, sub-fossilised, 40cm long The oosik was an important crafting resource in Native Alaskan societies where it would have been used for both tools and warclubs, and even carved into harpoons and harpoon heads.
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