This tool was used in Western Alaska during warmer months to dig for bulbous roots resembling small onions. The were peeled and eaten immediately or cooked with other foods. The roots were, interestingly enough, favored by mice whose nests were robbed of their root caches if the Inuit were able to spot their mouse trails. When the ground thawed, the mice were left alone as these picks could then be used to dig in the actual root beds. Made from an antler section that has been pinned and gut-bound to carved driftwood.

13” high with 9.5” antler spike $1,200