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Contents: Fossil oosiks of seal,
walrus; modern oosiks of raccoon, badger, river otter, coyote, pine marten;
Ode to an Oosik
OOSIKS (
oosicks)
(Fossil penis bones, baculum)
Yes, some animals do have a real bone as the sexual organ,
such as seal, polar bear, raccoon, walrus, mink, coyote, beaver, river otter,
badger and red fox! When they fossilize they are often used in carving
knife handles. Large walrus oosiks are even made into cribbage boards!
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This is an example of a particularly large walrus oosik
owned by a pottery artist in North Carolina. This one is not
fossilized - it is from a walrus hunted legally by Eskimo people and carved (in
this case a face is carved in one end) so it can be sold outside of Alaska.
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| SEAL
OOSIKS (baculum)
average 1000 years old, found on St.
Lawrence Island in Alaska
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#F-610
Fur Seal oosik, 5", both ends incomplete.
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$39.00 |
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#F-612
Fur Seal oosik, 4-3/4", both ends chipped.
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$29.00 |
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#F-613
Fur Seal oosik, 4-1/4", both ends perfect.
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$39.00 |
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#F-614
Fur Seal oosik, 3-1/3" long, both ends worn.
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$25.00 |
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#F-615
Fur Seal oosik, 3-3/4" long, narrow end worn, chip from surface
layer (stabilized).
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$29.00 |
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#F-616
Fur Seal oosik, 4-1/2" long, one half of narrow end chipped,
otherwise perfect.
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$35.00
sold |
| FOSSIL
WALRUS OOSIK (baculum)
average 1000 years old, found on St.
Lawrence Island in Alaska, collective by native Inuit Eskimo each spring
These can no longer be removed from
Alaska without artwork on them, so when these are gone, they're gone!
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#F-654
Polished walrus oosik is SOLID, great for
knife handles. 12-1/2" x 1-1/8" at its widest, one small
nick |
$180.00 |
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#F-656
Polished walrus oosik is SOLID, great for
knife handles. 12" long x 1-3/4" at its widest (very
wide!); notch from end |
$200.00 |
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#F-657
Polished walrus oosik is SOLID, great for
knife handles. 15-1/4" x 1" (long and narrow!); notch from
end |
$190.00 |
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#F-659
Polished walrus oosik is SOLID for knife
handles, 16" x 1-1/8" at its widest |
$225.00 |
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#F-660
Polished walrus oosik is SOLID for knife handles, 16-1/2" x
1-3/8" at its widest |
$230.00 |
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#F-663
Walrus oosik is SOLID for knife handles, 16-3/4 x 1-1/2" at its
widest |
$260.00 |
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#F-664
Walrus oosik is lighter weight, 16-1/4 x 1-1/4" at its widest |
$235.00 |
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#F-665
Walrus oosik is lighter weight, 14-3/4 x 1-1/2" at its widest |
$210.00
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| BELOW ARE MODERN OOSIKS FROM LEGAL HUNTING IN THE
U.S. These are ways of using 100% of the animal in a useful manner as
educational or collectible items. |
| MODERN
RACCOON OOSIKS (baculum) |
#F-670A OKAY so it's not a fossil, but it's an Oosik - raccoon to be
exact. 2-1/2" long, one end chipped. Ladies in the Deep
South always carry one in their purse, and they're found in many restaurants in
the South. They're called pecker picks (they make great
toothpicks!). BELIEVE IT OR NOT, it is true, folks.
$6.00 each |
| MODERN
BADGER OOSIK (baculum) |
#F671 Average 5", without flaw $12.00 |
| LINK
to Modern Gator OOSIKS, near the bottom of Gators page 5:
Gator Pg 5 |
| MODERN
RIVER OTTER OOSIK (baculum) |
#F-672 Average 4", one end chipped $12.00 each |
| MODERN
COYOTE OOSIK (baculum) |
#F-673 Average 3" (see the trough that runs down the
center). $8.00 ea. |
| MODERN MINK OOSIK
(baculum) |
#F-675-A 2" long. $8.00 OUT
OF STOCK |
| MODERN
PINE MARTEN OOSIK (baculum) |
#F-675-B 1-1/2" long. $6.00 OUT
OF STOCK |
Ode to an Oosik
Strange things
have been done in the Midnight Sun, and the story books are full.. But
the strangest tale concerns the male magnificent walrus bull! I
Know it's rude, quite common and crude, perhaps it is grossly unkind; But
with first glance at least, this bewhiskered beast, is as ugly in front as
behind. Look once again, take a second look--then you'll see he's
not ugly or vile-- There's a hint of a grin, in that blubbery
chin, and the eyes have a sly secret smile. How can this be, this
clandestine glee that exudes from the walrus like music He knows,
there inside, beneath blubber and hide lies a splendid contrivance - the Oosik! "Oosik"
you say..and quite well you may, I'll explain if you keep it between us; In
the simplest truth, though rather uncouth, "Oosik" is, in fact, his
penis! Now the size alone of this walrus bone would indeed arouse
envious thinking It is also a fact, documented and backed, there
is never a softening or shrinking. This, then, is why the smile
is so sly, the walrus is rightfully proud. Though the climate is
frigid, the walrus is rigid, pray why is not man so endowed? Added
to this, is a smile you might miss..though the bull is entitled to bow The
one to out-smile our bull by a mile is the satisfied walrus cow! |
| LINK
to ROMANIAN CAVE BEAR OOSIKS, near the bottom of Fossils page 2:
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