Polar Bear Claws Capped with Baleen and Ivory Polar bear claws with baleen and walrus ivory caps. We just received more small, medium and large size claws from our carvers. The small claws are just under 2 inches, the medium are over 2 inches tall and the large are about 2.5 to 3 inches. They are made by Alaska Native artists in Point Hope, Alaska which is up near the very top of our state. Alaska Natives hunt bowhead whales and polar bears for food and use other parts of the animals like the baleen, claws and furs for artistic crafts and jewelry.