Egon Poulsen (1925) - Tupilak of Standing Human Figure

Tupilak of Standing Human Figure

ivory
12.1 cms x 7 cms x 4.45 cms (4.75 ins x 2.75 ins x 4.75 ins)
Signed "EP"
Lot offered for sale by Walker's, Ottawa at the auction event "Online Greenlandic Inuit Art Auction February 2021" held on Thu, Feb 11, 2021.
Lot 3
Estimate: CAD $400 - $600
Realised: CAD $250

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


EGON POULSEN

KAP DAN, GREENLAND, b.1925,

Tupilak of Standing Human Figure,

ivory,

signed "EP"

4.75 x 2.75 x 1.75 in., 12.1 x 7 x 4.4 cm.,

Provenance: Lorne Balshine Collection, Vancouver, British Columbia,

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Tupilak of Standing Human Figure by artist Egon Poulsen