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Utilization of the Bowhead Whale MFR PAPER 1196 Utilization of the Bowhead Whale Carroll GEOFFRY M. CARROLL Geoffry M. Carroll is with the Marine Mammal Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Naval Support Activity, Building 192, Seattle, WA 98115. INTRODUCTION plement their diet with whale meat COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS (Davidson, 1972). The hunting of bowhead whales has Other edible parts of the bowhead During the commercial whaling per­ been a very important part of Eskimo whale are the liver, brain, heart, and iod, blubber was rendered into oil by life since before 1800 B.C. (Oswalt. kidney. The small intestine is turned heating and sold for use in lamps, for 1967). Prior to the introduction of inside out, cleaned, and eaten during tanning leather and preparing wool manufactured products to these people the spring whaling celebration; the cloth, and for manufacturing soap, by commercial whalers and traders. white gum material from around the candles. paints, varnishes. and lubri­ the entire whale was used in one form base of the baleen is eaten raw; and cation oils (VanStone, 1958). One large or another to make tools, weapons. clumps of blood from around the heart bowhead whale yields up to 275 barrels homes, and toys. With the passage of are sometimes consumed, but usually of oil (Scammon, 1874). time, however, whale products have fed to the dogs (Robert Brower, pers. Baleen, now used in artwork. has gradually been replaced by manufac­ commun.). lost its importance as a raw material tured goods. This paper describes how Less desirable whale parts were for the making of practical items. Its the use of various whale parts has once a very important source of dog qualities of flexibility and formability changed through the years. food. Each dog consumed about 800 once allowed it to be used in an almost pounds of meat annually (Foote, 1965), endless variety of ways. so a great deal of hunting effort was During the period of commercial required to maintain a team of sled whaling, the taking of baleen to be pro­ FOOD dogs. A successful whaling season cessed into corset stays. buttons, solved the problem for most of the parasols, umbrellas. women's hats, The most important parts of the year, but because snow machines have upholstery, frameworks for trunks and whale have always been the meat and largely replaced the dog teams, much muktuk (layer of blubber with skin suitcases, fishing rods, buggy whips, less meat and blubber are now used for attached). Together. the meat and and carriage wheels and springs was a animal food. muktuk provide a large percentage of profitable business (VanStone, 1958). the food supply for the Eskimos of Each whale contained several hundred several whaling villages during a HEAT AND LIGHT pounds of baleen, which sold for $2 per successful whaling year. The meat is a pound in 1880 and $4.90 per pound in major source of protein and B vitamins. Blubber has been traditionally ren­ and the muktuk provides vitamins D dered into oil through autolysis. by and A and calories which are needed in cutting it into small pieces. scoring it large quantities to stay warm in the with a knife, and putting it into barrels Arctic (Davidson. 1972). Both parts are (Davidson. 1972). The oil was used eaten raw. frozen. boiled, or fried. The mostly as a fuel in soapstone and sand­ meat is sometimes made into "mekiqag" stone lamps with sphagnum moss by placing it in a warm place and slow­ wicks to heat and light igloos (Murdoch. cooking it in its own juices for a few 1885). It was also used as a dip for weeks (Anonymous, 1967). This prod­ foods (Nelson. 1889), cooking oil (Anon­ uct is always served at whaling cele­ ymous. 1968). and, when mixed with brations. Whale meat and muktuk are red ochre, as a dye (Oswalt. 1967). Be­ used in trading and are highly prized cause of its value as a fuel. whale and by Eskimos all over northern Alaska seal oil were also used by coastal and Canada (Anonymous. 1967). An Eskimos to barter with inland people Workbox, 6.25 inches long, from Southwest Cape. St. Lawrence Island. has sides made estimated 10.000 Eskimos and Indians for caribou and wolverine skins (Os­ of baleen. Photo courtesy of the University outside the whaling communities sup- walt, 1967). of Alaska Museum. Fairbanks. 18 Marine Fisheries Review 1905, making a large whale worth up to to hold the mouth of dip nets open bowls, water ladles, braces to protect $10,000. Values such as these led to an (Nelson. 1969), and as a mesh and the arm from the snap of a bow string, increase in the number of whalers and support for crab traps (Oswalt. 1967). and net weights. a corresponding reduction in the num­ Baleen was also used to make con­ Hand clubs were made from a short ber of whales. In 1885, 441,400 pounds tainers. Cups, dishes. and dippers blunt piece of bone, and a piece of of baleen from the Arctic were mar­ were made by bending baleen around a whale rib lashed to a shaft made a keted, and in 1887 and 1889, 561,694 wooden base. and buckets were made mattock. The handle and blade of an and 219,400 pounds, respectively. were by sewing overlapping pieces of baleen adze could be made from whalebone, sold. By 1905. only 38.200 pounds were together to make the sides (Murdoch. and the scapula or shoulder blade was taken despite a price of nearly $5 per 1885). used to make snow shovels (Murdoch, pound (VanStone, 1962). Baleen was Walking sticks had baskets like 1885). Harpoon heads were sometimes replaced by other products shortly those on ski poles which were made of made from whalebones (Larsen and thereafter and the market was elimi­ strips of baleen wrapped so as to form a Rainey, 1940). In Point Hope, jawbones nated. circle (Naval Arctic Research Labora­ were used to support burial scaffolds tory Museum display). Sleds, made by (Davidson, 1972) and to form a palisade ESKIMO IMPLEMENTS sewing several pieces of baleen to­ around the cemetery. gether side by side. were easily carried The Eskimos cut baleen into strips, while hunting and were used to drag ANIMAL TRAPS AND SPEARS then braided and tied them into lines seals or materials back to the village The flexibility of baleen was a (Murdoch. 1885) which remained strong (Bandi, 1969). Sleds of this type are quality useful for taking wolves and through prolonged use in salt water still used on St. Lawrence Island. bears. Spring-baits were made by (Davidson. 1972). Because of this Baleen had many practical uses. such sharpening both ends of a 6·inch piece strength, baleen was a good material as knife blades for cutting blubber of baleen, wetting it, and then tying it, for fish lines (Oswalt. 1967) and boat (Murdoch. 1885), rivets in many imple­ folded into lengths of 1.5-2 inches until and sled lashings (Ray. 1885). Baleen ments such as shovels. knives. picks. dry. The baleen was then placed inside strips were also woven around the and harpoons (Murdoch. 1885). and as a piece of fish skin or blubber, and after prongs of a caribou antler to make a insoles in shoes (Oswalt. 1967). Strips an animal had injested it, the moisture scoop for removing ice from ice fishing of baleen were also used to hold the lids and body heat caused the folded baleen holes (Murdoch. 1885). Baleen lines on boxes (Murdoch, 1885), and windows to straighten and pierce the stomach were used to make gill nets for were made of the translucent mem­ wall (Murdoch, 1885). catching whitefish (Oswalt. 1967), to brane of seal entrail stretched by a Nooses made of baleen were used to tie sinkers onto the nets (Naval Arctic piece of baleen (Murdoch, 1885). Research Laboratory Museum display). Whalebone was also used extensively trap ground squirrels as they passed because it is strong and easily work­ through their tunnels (Nelson, 1889) able (Oswalt, 1967). The ribs of yOlJng and also birds when they returned to their nests (Murdoch, 1885). whales, particularly ingutuks. made good. versatile sled runners because of Fox traps were made by placing their hardness and lack of pitting pecu­ pieces of baleen over holes in the ice or liar to the ribs of older whales. Sled snow and covering them with snow. runners made of whale ribs slid easily Bait was placed on one side and a drift over tundra. ice, or snow (Sonnenfeld, fence constructed so that the fox had to 1956). Jawbones have been used as pass over the trap. In doing so, the fox sled runners (Ray, 1885) and also as fell through and was impaled on umiak keels to prevent wear while caribou antlers that had been placed in the bottom of the hole. In another ver· these boats are being dragged over the ice during spring whaling (Sonnenfeld. sion of this trap. strips of baleen were 1956). The jawbones and ribs were placed on the ice with their ends radiat­ used as frames in building sod igloos ing inward to cover a large hole. When (Sonnenfeld. 1956). the fox fell through, the baleen snapped back into position and the trap Whalebones were used in making the was automatically readied for another heads of mauls. handles for knives. the animal (Nelson, 1969). Toy whale (above) foreshafts of darts thrown with a from Gambell. St. Balee~ prongs with spurs on them Lawrence Island, is a darting board. the handles and blades model of a bowhead of an adze, the blade of flint flakers, were attached to the tips of fish spears whale used by small shafts of flensing knives, sinew shut­ so that when the sharp middle prong boys for target prac· entered the fish, the flexible baleen tice.
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