28th Apr, 2020 11:00
From the Curious to the Extraordinary
A WALRUS BACULUM (PENILE BONE) / POSSIBLY AN INUIT OOSIK
A WALRUS BACULUM (PENILE BONE) / POSSIBLY AN INUIT OOSIK
56cm long
In the absence of wood the Inuit peoples of the Arctic regions used walrus baculum as weapon for hunting. The walrus baculum is understood to be the largest occuring in placental mammals, one fossilized example from the now extinct Giant walrus measured 140cm.
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