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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. |
| 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. |
$39.00 |
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#F-612
Fur Seal oosik, 4-3/4", both ends chipped. |
$29.00 |
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#F-613
Fur Seal oosik, 4-1/4", both ends perfect. |
$39.00 |
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#F-614
Fur Seal oosik, 3-1/3" long, both ends worn. |
$25.00 |
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#F-615
Fur Seal oosik, 3-3/4" long, narrow end worn, chip from surface layer (stabilized). |
$29.00 |
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#F-616
Fur Seal oosik, 4-1/2" long, one half of narrow end chipped, otherwise perfect. |
$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: |
| 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 OosikStrange 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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