#20 • Two Greenlandic Inuit Tupilaks - Johan Kilime & Ulrus

Part of December 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,600.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two intricately carved c.1973 whale tooth tupilak and male figures, each with inset baleen eyes. Tupilak figures are imaginative spirit carvings inspired by Inuit traditions but adapted into local cultural expression. Though not ceremonial objects, they often represent protective forces, ancestral beings, or mythic creatures tied to the natural world. The totemic tupilak with seal upon its head was crafted by Johan Kilime and measures approximately 4.25" tall, while the other example pulling a seal and carrying a spear is by Ulris; the latter stands 4" tall.