Whale Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory handle and bottom
-Made in Alaska and signed on bottom by Alaskan Artist
*One of a kind
Baleen is a material obtained by Inupiaq 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.
