Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Hunched human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide circular eyes, and black inlay pupils. Curved incised lines over eyes, imitating eyebrows; additional diagonal lines extend from outer sides of eyes. Bulbous nose done in relief with deep flaring nostrils. Figure has a wide open mouth, full of square teeth; chin juts out. Long arms stretched out, at an angle, directly in front of body; hands have fined carved fingers with sharp tips. Cone-shape hollowed out from figure's chest. Bent legs with thin, rounded feet 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 whale tooth, baleen
• Measurements height 10.4 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 5.3 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 3667/0002