Seal Tupilak
Greenland carved object
4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (11 x 4 x 3 cm)Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)
Object Type:
carved object
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, East Greenland
Medium and Support:
ivory (sperm whale tooth)
Credit Line:
Gift of John P. Kline
Accession Number:
1965.1
One of a set of 21 given to PMAM
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gallery C 1967-1998 , 1/1/1967 - 7/1/1998
- Treasures and Trinkets: Collecting Culture in the North The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 10/24/2003 - 8/28/2005
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This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Sheila Romalis. The Tupilaq: Image and Label: Understanding East Greenland Carvings. The Tupilaq: Image and Label: Understanding East Greenland Carvings Vancouver, 1985
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