Carving Item Number: 3528/37 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Carved tupilak (tupilaq). Skeletal type figure on all fours. It has a flipper-like hand and foot on its left side and a human-style hand and foot on the right side. The head has a long rounded snout with a small mouth slit underneath and black inlaid eyes. The skeletal body shows six layers of ribs and a long spine that ends in a small tail point. Unsigned.

Item History

What

Name
Carving
Identification Number
3528/37
Type of Item
carving
Material
whale tooth and baleen ?
Overall
height 2.1 cm, width 3.1 cm, depth 13.0 cm

Who

Culture
Inuit
Previous Owner
Louise Irving and Victor Irving
Received from
Victor Irving (Donor) and Louise Irving (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Greenland

When

Creation Date
between 1950 and 1990
Collection Date
between 1970 and 1990
Ownership Date
before September 29, 2021
Acquisition Date
on September 29, 2021

Other

Item Classes
carvings & sculpture
Condition
good
Accession Number
3528/0037