Figure of Tupilak with Knife
date: label: Accession Date
content: 6 Aug 2008
label: Collection Date
content: 1965 to 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Eugene A. Thalmann
label: Donor Name
content: Eugene Thalmann
notes: label: Notes
content: Armless tupilak figure standing on circular base. Open mouth with teeth. Eyes inlaid with black plastic substance. Originally had ivory knife glued to top of head, but knife was broken off before shipment to the museum. Knife now accompanies figure.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Area of Ammassalik, East, Greenland
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Inuit, East Greenland Inuit / Tunumiit
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2034547
label: USNM Number
content: E432508-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object (Without Knife)
content: 9.8 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 2.5 cm
label: Depth - Object
content: 3.5 cm
label: Length - Knife
content: 12.4 cm
label: Width - Knife
content: 0.9 cm