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Moorstream — Tupilak 3

Published: 2009-01-23 23:59:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1735; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 26
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Here's one of our latest creations with the extra durability of a tortoise shell, not recommended for small children due to a strong grip. Should last you a long time if given it's weekly formaldehyde bath.
Order one today while still available!

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Now the tupilak birthday cards for my former boyfriend started to be a joke in itself so of course I made a third one. I heard about the tupilak from the swedish roleplaying game Drakar & Demoner but actually it's a creation from Greenland Inuit mythology. The tupilaq was an avenger stitched together from different animal and human parts by a shaman and given life by allowing it to suck energy from the creator's sexual organs. It was then put in the sea to find the enemy, but you had to watch out; if he was more powerful he could turn your own tupilaq back at you.

felt-tipped pens, watercolour, gouache
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Comments: 8

BlackEyedPaqu [2011-12-17 04:49:56 +0000 UTC]

That's not... what Tupilak looks like but it's very good drawing

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Moorstream In reply to BlackEyedPaqu [2012-08-01 11:16:32 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I guess the Inuit wouldn't have access to such a wide variety of animals, but it's mainly based on the creatures of a swedish role playing game.

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BlackEyedPaqu In reply to Moorstream [2012-08-01 13:26:24 +0000 UTC]

We Inuit don't change X3 Only Tupilaat or Angakkoq :3
I see.

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sheisthecunt [2011-07-04 21:10:05 +0000 UTC]

haha this is fucking fantastic and i love the colors

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Moorstream In reply to sheisthecunt [2011-07-27 19:11:16 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you! That's a nice critique from someone who likes the weird

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Typthis [2009-04-11 21:42:36 +0000 UTC]

I remeber this one from Elfwood. It really is a very unusual creature.

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Moorstream In reply to Typthis [2009-04-14 19:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I really tried to think up the worst looking combination for this one

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Typthis In reply to Moorstream [2009-04-14 21:43:44 +0000 UTC]

But it actually looks quite good, in a quirky way.

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