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Standing figure with pointed head. Deeply incised lines on forehead and face. Open mouth with teeth. Eyes inlaid with black substance, probably plastic. Holding a mask or head with top knot and finely incised lines depicting hair. 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: 4.3cm W: 3.8cm H: 13.5cm
- 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): E432453
- Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 2007-06-11
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