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Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin, broken in half (parts b-c). Plaque depicts a bear confronting a walrus; both done in profile. Bear has a small protruding ear, black inlay eye, and fangs bared. Walrus is depicted from the chest up, with its head tilted back; has black inlay eye and jutting tusk. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Susan (suusaa), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin would insert into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head (part b) that tapers to a point (part c).
Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts two small bears on either side of an igloo. Bears are carved in profile, each with a small protruding ear, black inlay eye, and with their fangs bared; black pigment around paws of bears. The igloo has a cutout for the door and a small cylinder protruding from the top centre; incisions for ice blocks filled with black pigment. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Susan (suusaa), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.
Hat pin consisting of a front plaque (part a) and separate pin (part b). Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, eating a seal. Bear is carved in profile, with a small protruding ear, and black inlay eye. Upper half of seal's body is hanging out of bear's mouth; circular cutouts for eyes. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Doug (umialu), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment. Back of plaque has two rounded ridges with holes drilled into them; pin fits into holes to secure hat pin. The separate pin has a square-like head that tapers to a point.
Hat pin made up of a decorative front plaque, with two rounded ridges on the back; holes drilled into the ridges, for a pin to be secured through. Plaque depicts a bear, on all fours, with a seal in its mouth. Both are done in profile with black inlay eyes; bear has a small protruding ear, seal has a fin. Seal's face is in bear's mouth, with body turned away, and back curved outward. Base of plaque is a thin rectangle with the owner's name, Audrey (atuuri), carved in syllabics across entire length; characters filled with black pigment.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Incised curved lines overtop eyes; three diagonal lines extend onto cheeks from sides. Ridged nose with deep and flaring nostrils above a wide open mouth; mouth is filled with square teeth, large fangs, and a tongue carved in relief. Figure's chin juts out at an angle. Entire body is thin with slightly bent knees and small feet; arms carved in relief, curving around back of body. Protruding from the figure's waist is an animal-like head. Face is tapered with black inlay pupils. Identical oval and linear designs around eyes; nostrils are circle cutouts. Semi-circular protrusions on either side of face extend into large fangs, with square teeth in between. Figure's feet and the creature's fangs form the carving's base. Unsigned.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Incised curved lines above eyes, and extending onto forehead. Nose is short and wide, with deep and flaring nostrils. Figure has a wide mouth filled with square teeth; jutting chin. Entire body is thin with feet shoulder width apart. Figure has their arms bent at elbows, with their hands curving around the forehead of an animal-like head; space between arms is solid, forming a small shelf. Face of animal is square with pointed ears; bulging eyes with black inlay pupils underneath arms of standing figure. Nose is short and wide, with deep and flaring nostrils. Large fangs protrude from bottom corners of head, with square teeth in between. Small hollow in bottom centre of shelf formed between arms. Figure's feet and the creature's fangs form the carving's base. Unsigned; label attached to back.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide eyes, and black inlay pupils. Two diamonds, done in relief, in between eyes and incised curved lines overtop; two diagonal lines extend onto cheeks from outer sides of eyes. Nose is short and wide, with deep and flaring nostrils. Figure has a wide open mouth with a jutting chin; mouth is filled with square teeth, large fangs, and a tongue carved in relief. Entire body is thin with slightly bent knees, small feet, and curved arms extended in front of body. Protruding from the figure's waist is an animal-like head. Face is tapered with inset black inlay pupils. Identical diamond and linear designs around eyes; nostrils are circle cutouts. Semi-circular protrusions on either side of face extend into large fangs, with square teeth in between. Oval-shaped hollow through centre of animal head. Figure's feet and the creature's fangs form the carving's base. Unsigned.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Standing figure with curving horns and a square-like head. Sunken black inlay eyes are directly under the horns, and they have diagonal lines above them, imitating eyebrows; large nostrils are carved in centre of face with straight and diagonal lines around them. Wide, open mouth is full of small square teeth; diagonal lines underneath bottom row of teeth. All carved lines around eyes and cheeks extend around sides of head. Figure is slightly hunched with their arms fully extended in front of their body, at an angle. Chest is flat before tapering at waist; legs bent slightly at knees and narrow to thin, curved feet. Figure's feet form the carving's base. Unsigned.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide circular eyes, and black inlay pupils. Curved incised lines over eyes, imitating eyebrows; additional lines across bridge of nose, and across cheeks. Nose is done in relief with deep flaring nostrils. Figure has an open mouth, full of square teeth and large fangs; tongue carved in relief. Figure's chin is flat and angled downward; entire body is thin with small feet. Figure has their arms bent at elbows, with their hands resting on a large head; space between arms is solid, forming a small shelf. Second head is rectangular with two pointed ears along the top edge. It has semi-circular eyes with black inlay pupils; incised lines across forehead and additional lines extending diagonally from sides of eyes. The head has a wide nose, with flaring nostrils, and a large open mouth, full of square teeth. Partly hollow triangle visible on back of second head. Figure's feet and the bottom of the second head form the carving's base. Unsigned.
Carved tupilaq (tupilak). Hunched human-like figure with a cone-shaped head, wide circular eyes, and black inlay pupils. Curved incised lines over eyes, imitating eyebrows; long additional line extends from outer sides of eyes, down cheeks. Nose done in relief with deep flaring nostrils. Figure has open mouth, full of square teeth; chin juts out. Arms stretch out, at an angle, directly in front of body; hands have finely carved fingers with sharp tips. Cone-shape hollowed out from figure's chest. Bent legs with thin, round feet form carving's base. Unsigned.