SPIRIT,Greenland Eskimo (20th century). An Eskimo tupilak depicting a mythical figure with ferocious expression on his horn-shaped head, with the head of a bear emerging vertically from its brow, the figure standing with open fins. Carved whale's tooth. Executed circa 1940's - 4 1/2 in. high. Estimate $1,200-1,400
PROVENANCE:
Images of the North, San Francisco Sale - May 19, 1985
