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A human-like standing figure with hands on abdomen. Open mouth with tongue or other object protruding. Eyes inlaid with black substance, probably plastic. Made for sale in tourist market. Carved from sperm whale tooth.
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Details
- Title: Tupilak Figure
- Location: East, Greenland
- Physical Dimensions: L: 4cm W: 3.2cm H: 12cm
- Type: Figure
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Medium: Sperm whale tooth
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E432430
- Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 2007-06-11
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