Figure Item Number: 3528/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing figure holding another head or mask in its hands. Main figure has a cone-shaped head with large teeth, including canines, in its open mouth, black inlaid eyes and large round nostrils. The mask face has black inlaid eyes, round nostrils and an open mouth showing only ten flat teeth, and small pointed ears.
Item History
- Made in Greenland between 1950 and 1990
- Collected between 1970 and 1990
- Owned by Louise Irving and Victor Irving before September 29, 2021
- Received from Victor Irving (Donor) and Louise Irving (Donor) on September 29, 2021
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3528/35
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- whale tooth and baleen ?
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 5.5 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
- 3528/0035