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Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide circular eyes, and black inlay pupils. Rows of curved lines above eyes, imitating eyebrows; three diagonal lines extend from outer sides of eyes, onto cheeks. Nose done in relief with deep and flaring nostrils. Figure has a wide, partially open mouth, filled with square teeth; chin juts out. Thin body has a long torso, short legs, and small feet; arms stretched and partially curved in front of body. Small human-like face extends from front of figure, with arms that point straight down. Face is rectangular with black inlay pupils; raised circles in between eyes, and diagonal lines extend from the sides, onto cheeks. Nose is short and wide, with cutout nostrils. Open mouth rounds out at the sides; filled with square teeth. Space between main figure's body and the second's is hollow. Figure's feet and second figure's hands and mouth form base of carving. Unsigned.
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.
Carved cribbage board (part a) with four pegs (parts b-e). The board is carved with a row of animal figures and animal heads along the top. At one end is a full bear-like figure, facing outward; then three bear(?) heads, one facing the rump of the bear, the other two facing each other, muzzle to muzzle; then a full seal lying on its stomach; then a full walrus carved on its back, at the other end. All the animals have black inlaid baleen eyes, and each one has a red mouth; the walrus also has black inlaid dots representing whiskers. The board has 60 holes - each set of ten, in two columns of five, is outlined in black. The board has been broken into several pieces and reglued. The pegs are very long and taper at one end. The small rectangular wooden box (part f) is unlined, and has a small clasp at front, centre.
TOTEMS TO TURQUOISE (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2004)
Gift of the Native American Art Council in memory of Emily Andrews.