Baleen Basket

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Whale Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory handle and bottom-Made in Alaska and signed on bottom by artist Carl Hank*One of a kind Size - 3"W x 3"H Baleen is a material obtained by Inup iaq and St. Lawrence Islanders from harvested whales, particularly the bowhead. Baleen plates have hair-like structures that filter out tiny floating organisms and fish and are found in the mouth of plankton-eating whales. Baleen was originally used for indigenous objects like water cups, buckets and sleds. Show more