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UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, GREENLAND
Tupilak , c. 1972horn and antler inlay, 4.5 x 1 x 1.25 in (11.4 x 2.5 x 3.2 cm)
unsigned.
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In the late 1960s the Royal Greenland Trade Department imported a quantity of buffalo horn from Africa with which tupilak carvers were encouraged to experiment. The project yielded brilliant results,...In the late 1960s the Royal Greenland Trade Department imported a quantity of buffalo horn from Africa with which tupilak carvers were encouraged to experiment. The project yielded brilliant results, including the present work.Provenance
Ex. Coll. Lorne Balshine, Vancouver;
With Walker's Auctions, Ottawa;
A Montreal Collection.
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