Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Curved incised lines over eyes and across forehead. Nose, done in relief, has a thin bridge and large flaring nostrils. Figure has an open mouth, full of square teeth; flat jutting chin. Body is thin with slightly bent knees, and small feet. Figure has their arms stretched out in front of them, which connect to a second, human-like face. It is rectangular with oval-shaped eyes and black inlay pupils; curved incised lines across forehead and under eyes. Large flaring nostrils above wide mouth, full of square teeth; nostrils and gap between teeth are cutout. Cone-shape hollowed out behind face, along figure's chest, and into chin. Figure's feet and the bottom of the second head form the 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 whale tooth, baleen
• Measurements height 13.7 cm, width 4.3 cm, depth 5.6 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 3667/0007