#83 • Short Oosik w/Carved Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Head

Part of August 2025 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $140.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A short walrus oosik, a word coming from the Iñupiaq word usak or uzuk, a term used to refer to the baculum, or penile bone, of various Arctic marine mammals. This example is capped at one end with a polar bear carving crafted from walrus tusk, and further decorated with scrimshaw details. No visible maker's mark. Measures approximately 9" x 1.25" wide.