Odobenus rosmarus Penisbone of a walrus known as “oosik” (or “oosuk”) in native Alaskan languages. Bering Sea / Arctic, Alaska Handpolished in the 19th century Age of bone: 20000-40000 years 53.2 x 7 x 6 cm Provenance: Swiss private collection Hand polished by Alaska Native peoples, it is difficult to determine the age of these fossil bones. Inuit hunters have found millennias-old oosiks frozen in ice and turned the fossilized bones into utensils. Ososik were occasionally used as clubs for hunting fish and seal, and for the manufacture of handles and harpoon assemblies. OOSIK-PENISKNOCHEN Odobenus rosmarus In den Sprachen der Ureinwohner Alaskas als "oosik" (oder "oosuk") bekannt Beringmeer/Arktis, Alaska Handpoliert im 19. Jahrhundert Alter des Knochens: 20000-40000 Jahre 53,2 x 7 x 6 cm Von den Ureinwohnern Alaskas von Hand poliert, ist es schwierig, das Alter dieser Fossilien zu bestimmen. Inuit-J?ger fanden diese jahrtausende alte Oosiks im Eis und verarbeiteten diese versteinerten Knochen zu Gebrauchsgegenst?nden. Os bacula wurden auch gelegentlich als Keulen für die Fisch- und Robbenjagd sowie für die Herstellung von Werkzeugen und Harpunen verwendet.notes:*
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