Meaning of tupilat | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“... the word tupilak is used of a small carving 10 or 15 cm high representing a grotesque or composite being, stretched and slightly curved, following the shape⟳ of the sperm-whale tooth out of which it is carved. Some of these tupilat are inspired ...”

“To repeat⟳, what the Eskimo does fear are the spirits of the dead or evil spirits — toornat or tupilat — which can bring⟳ misfortune and the most terrible suffering before death. Tupilat, who usually have⟳ big ears, some sort⟳ of horns, large protruding ...”

“Tupilat were considered extremely dangerous and would demand⟳ stronger defence spirits than Equngasoq.”

“The Inuit did not fear death but they did fear such spirits including the toornot, the spirits of the dead; the tupilat, the hideous creatures that populate nightmares; and the qivittoq, the glacier spirits which could take⟳ possession of a person who ...”

“The Eskimos entertain a great fear of the Tupilat, the Spirits of the Dead, who kill⟳ every one daring to offend them.”

“Tupilat were there rumoured but neither fashioned nor seen. According to rumour , a tupilak could change⟳ size, from that of a fox to that of a caribou, and vice versa.”

“New objects were developed; for instance bone sculptures (tupilat) as ...”

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