Figure of Tupilak with Drum
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: Standing figure of tupilak with top knot, holding a drum (detachable). Holes in both hands to accommodate drum handle. Ridges on forehead and cheeks, open mouth with teeth. Eyes inlaid with black plastic substance. Ivory cracked around neck area. This figure was displayed in the "Science in the News" case in conjunction with the Greenland Festival that was held at NMNH in May 2005. Exhibit bracket stored with object.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Feb 2016
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
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2034547
label: USNM Number
content: E432470-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Figure
content: 10 cm
label: Maximum Width - Figure
content: 2.5 cm
label: Depth - Figure
content: 4 cm
label: Width - Drum
content: 2.3 cm
label: Length - Drum
content: 3.5 cm