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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST, Tupilak, early 1970s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST, Tupilak, early 1970s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST, Tupilak, early 1970s
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST, Tupilak, early 1970s
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    UNIDENTIFIED GREENLANDIC ARTIST

    Tupilak, early 1970s
    sperm whale ivory and black inlay, 4.5 x 1.25 x 2 in (11.4 x 3.2 x 5.1 cm)
    unsigned.
    LOT 94
    ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
    PRICE REALIZED: $960.00

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Possibly ANNIE ALlKASHUAK SEWOEE (1936-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT), Friends Observing Wildlife, May 1989
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Possibly ANNIE ALlKASHUAK SEWOEE (1936-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT), Friends Observing Wildlife, May 1989
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Possibly ANNIE ALlKASHUAK SEWOEE (1936-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT), Friends Observing Wildlife, May 1989
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Possibly ANNIE ALlKASHUAK SEWOEE (1936-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT), Friends Observing Wildlife, May 1989
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Possibly ANNIE ALlKASHUAK SEWOEE (1936-) ARVIAT (ESKIMO POINT), Friends Observing Wildlife, May 1989
    Initially, tupilaks in Greenland were viewed as potent magical entities, often crafted from animal bones encased in skin, and believed to possess lethal capabilities. The practice of sculpting small tupilak...
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    Initially, tupilaks in Greenland were viewed as potent magical entities, often crafted from animal bones encased in skin, and believed to possess lethal capabilities. The practice of sculpting small tupilak figures, representing "evil spirits", emerged in East Greenland in the early 1900s and was adopted in West Greenland circa 1930.
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    Provenance

    Private Collection, Toronto.
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