Tupilak

Museum number:
2-66878
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3832
Description:
Tupilak, carved ivory; standing figure with carved legs, arms out stretched in front, face with prominent teeth; below, in front, is demon-like face with arms bent down; both faces have dark inlaid eyes; height 12.8 cm.
Donor:
J. C. Skakel
Collection place:
Ammassalik Municipality (historical), Tunu, Greenland
Culture or time period:
Ammassilik Eskimo and East Greenland Inuit
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tupilak, accession number 2-66878, described as Tupilak, carved ivory; standing figure with carved legs, arms out stretched in front, face with prominent teeth; below, in front, is demon-like face with arms bent down; both faces have dark inlaid eyes; height 12.8 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tupilak, accession number 2-66878, described as Tupilak, carved ivory; standing figure with carved legs, arms out stretched in front, face with prominent teeth; below, in front, is demon-like face with arms bent down; both faces have dark inlaid eyes; height 12.8 cm.

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