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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown
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Title : |
Tupilak
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Date (Execution) : |
n.d.
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Geographical Origin : |
Greenland
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Cultural Group : |
Greenland Inuit
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Ivory
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Support / Technique : |
Carved
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Object Type : |
carvings (visual works); figurines
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Visual Description :
Bone sculpture of figure holding its stomach. Head equals size of body, tilts to figure's left and is pointed. Nostrils are flared and teeth are holes between the lips. Eyes are slanted upwards with black dots. Grooves slanting parallel on cheeks.
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Accession # : |
U989.1.92
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Width (cm) : |
3.10
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Height (cm) : |
9.80
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Depth (cm) : |
4.30
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Mandatory Credit : |
The Joseph and Elizabeth Rosa Isaacs Collection given by Miss Rivkah Isaacs in memory of her parents
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Artist Statement : |
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