Amulet Guardian Spirit Inuit Type Helping Tupilak Greenland Native Antler

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Amulet Guardian Spirit Inuit Type Helping Tupilak Greenland Native Antler:
$180.18

old charm of a protective spirit, Greenland, antler and pigment, about 50 years

Amulet of a helping spirit or a tupilak, Greenland, reindeer antlers and pigment, circa 1950s

The color is rather yellowish like wood, as on the first four pictures (this is the real colour).

This finely carved amulet depicts a human-like head

honor a wide mouth and large nostrils as it is typical for the Tupilek. The soul of a

Being could by these orifices and escaping.

At the top centre of the forehead, two holes are to pull the leather strap.

very good condition, Size 8,5 cm x 1,5 - 2 cm

All everyday objects and hunting tools were decorated, also amulets were hand from the most diverse

Carved materials. These small figures from wood or bone, the guardian spirits or helpers were for hunting and everyday life,

are usually flat and handy. The miniature sculptures were small, as in the personal bag,

each Inuit with him wearing the, had to fit. The stand area is missing, because the amulet was a magical item,

you took it in hand to feel it and to consult.

Credits:

J.-L. Rousselot. Kanuitpit? Art and cultures of the Eskimo. A selection from the collections of the Museum, Munich, 1994, p. 71

B. Haagen. Tupilek.Magical figures from Greenland. Tinok, Denmark, 2008, p. 54