Tupilak

Inuit

1900 or earlier

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Tupilak
Date: 1900 or earlier
Geography: Object place Greenland
Culture: Inuit
Medium: Wood, bone, pigment
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 x W. 5 3/4 x D. 3 1/8 in. (6.4 x 14.6 x 7.9 cm)
Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
Object Number: 2011.154.163
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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