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    Posted 4 years ago

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    Golgatha
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    Here's a Greenlandish 'tupilak' from my collection. Carved from walrus ivory and 9 cm high. Probably from the middle of the 20th century. A 'tupilak' represents an ancestors soul or spirit.

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    1. Celiene Celiene, 4 years ago
      That's me getting out of bed these days...
    2. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 4 years ago
      What a handsome rogue he is. I bet the ladies never called him a blockhead.

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