GREATDRAKE: hele, vypadá to že vyřezávaná varianta mroží čurákosti vznikla na objednávku bílých kůží, toužících po mírně zajímavých faktech :)
Prior to the 20th century, os bacula were not often used by Alaska Native peoples, as this dense bone is difficult to carve.1 Only a handful of archaeological examples of carved oosiks exist. From this limited information it appears that they were occasionally used as clubs, and for the manufacture of handles and harpoon assemblies.
Oosik carving by Native Alaska artists became more widespread in the mid-20th century, but not for use by Native peoples.
These oosiks, many elaborately carved and embellished, were bought by American tourists looking for “conversation pieces,” much to the amusement of Native carvers. Dorothy Jean Ray, an anthropologist working with Native carvers in Alaska in the 1950s and 1960s recorded the response of carvers to this strange interest,
“We don’t know why anyone wanted that old piece of bone, but if they want to pay ten dollars for it, it’s all right with us.”Oosik | Arizona State Museumhttps://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/curators-choice/oosik