In Alaska I saw baleen many, many times. The Alaskan Inupiat hunt bowhead whales every year and are entitled to sell the baleen. Long pieces of baleen displayed on living room walls is a common sight in Alaskan homes. It is black, 8 to 10 feet long, and looks like a giant fingernail with a fringe of hair along one of the long sides. It's flexible and strong at the same time. I've seen ivory carvings decorated with small inset pieces of baleen, and there is an Inupiat family who make tiny baskets of woven baleen. I've only seen black ones.
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