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Lot 1003

Inuit Walrus Bone Oosik Club with a Bear Figure

Sold June 28, 2025

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$350
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About this lot

Estimated Value: $450-750

Origin: Inuit, indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

Dimensions: 21×1.25×1.5 in.

Condition: No visible flaws

Additional Information: A carved and dyed bone with a carved polar bear head top. Believed to be from he early 20th century. The bone is the oosik is the baculum, or penis bone of a walrus. These clubs were sometimes used as a club for hunting seals and fish. 

Lot details

Lot
1003
Closed
June 28, 2025
Sold $350
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