Name/Title
BaleenEntry/Object ID
1993.037.001Description
Baleen, large piece, cleaned & scraped, dark gray color.
Baleen, part of the whale use to filter their food such as krill and copepod or small shoaling fish, it is made of keratin (same substance as human nails and hairs). The baleen is also referred as whalebone. The baleen is used to make tools (Arctic Slope Native) and fashion items.
