Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The Auzoux label is also

The Auzoux label is also present on the tibia and there is also a faint Auzoux stamp

They are worn in traditional dances and historically in battle

Unfortunately this is not intact as it is missing the dorsal processes as you can see in the photos

particularly in the top jaw

This bracelet weighs about 350g

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The Auzoux label is alsoThis is a skull of the common guillemot, also known as the common murre Uria aalge. This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub species in the Northern waters. They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock. They are expert divers with diving depths of 180m being recorded in search of food. This specimen was from a dead bird washed up on the shore. It is a very