Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Hollow cone-shaped figure with two faces on the front; back splits into thin legs with small feet. Faces are stacked on top of one another. Top face is rounded and has square-shaped eyes with black pupil inlay; deep nostrils underneath eyes. Wide mouth carved in relief, filled with square teeth. Bottom face has square-shaped eyes with black pupil inlay. Curved lines overtop eyes and three lines extending horizontally from sides of eyes; round cutout nostrils below. Mouth is wide and partially open, filled with square teeth. Jaw of bottom face and feet along back form carving's base. Unsigned.

• Narrative

  Donated by Stuart Buchanan Cameron in loving memory of his mother Mairel Jeannie Cameron (September 10, 1896-June 22, 1976). Cameron collected this set of tupilaqs while working at a DEW line station in Greenland, during the late 1950s or 1960s.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Inuit
• Material baleen, whale tooth
• Measurements height 8.6 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 3.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Stuart Buchanan Cameron, Mairel Johnston
• Received from Mairel Johnston

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• Made in Greenland

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• Creation Date during 1960
• Ownership Date before 2014, before July 28, 2024
• Acquisition Date on July 28, 2024

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3667/0012