Kigutilik, the spirit with the giant’s teeth, was encountered by the Iglulik Inuit mystic Anarqâq. It emerged from a hole in the ice while Anarqâq was out sealing in the spring.
Kigutilik is monstrous to behold. It is as big as a bear, but taller, standing on long legs with large bumps at the joints. It has two tails, a single large ear connected only through a fold in the skin, and massive teeth like the tusks of a walrus. It is bare-skinned with hair in fringes on its body.
When it appeared it roared – ah – ah – ah! Anarqâq was so terrified he ran home without securing the spirit’s aid as a helper.
References
Rasmussen, K. (1929) Intellectual Culture of the Iglulik Eskimos. Glydendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen.
A Book of Creatures 
That really sucks he didn’t get to make any kind of deal with that spirit. Kigutilik sounds like they would have made for a great protector at the very least
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Why does he have a up at the top?
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A what?
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I think Akira meant to ask why he has Cup on his head?
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It’s an ear! It does look kinda like a cup in the original…
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original? Is this design based on some picture from somewhere?
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The source has a drawing of it.
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Considering the fact that this was a random spirit only ever seen by one person, there is not enough information to give a satisfactory answer as to why it has an ear on top of its head
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cool huh? 😉
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Whoa 😳
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It’s like every threat Luke faced on Hoth mated.
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Its looks like kid’s show TV monster.
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That’s a good thing right?
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Interesting that it has tusks like a walrus, but wasn’t identified as one. Curious!
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The presence of actual legs as opposed to flippers, the purple skin, and having a giant ear on top of its head probably had something to do with it not being taken to be a walrus. Those are very un-walrusy traits and I’m willing to bet an Inuit person would have an understanding of what your garden-variety walrus is supposed to look like
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Purple skin is my invention though…I wanted something a bit colorful :s
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Love the art, always like creature from Inuit mythology.
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This seems like an exaggerated retelling of the first time an Inuit person saw a horse.
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Could this be the atlantic wolffish?
http://asimi.gl/gl/leksikoni/kalaallit-nunaata-uumasui/aalisakkat/item/qeeraq-kigutilik
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Huh, I had no idea! Exaggerated fish story?
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I don’t blame Anarqâq
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