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- Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian) 1
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Banff Trophy, J.B. Cross Dominion Slalom
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.06.05
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- bronze
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.05
- Description
- This trophy has a man skiing on the top. The man skiing is wearing a hat, jacket and pants and has two ski poles in hand. Under the skier is a section of bronze that represents the snow and ground. The base of this trophy is round and the skier on the top is heading in the left direction with one …
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- Title
- Banff Trophy, J.B. Cross Dominion Slalom
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- This trophy has a man skiing on the top. The man skiing is wearing a hat, jacket and pants and has two ski poles in hand. Under the skier is a section of bronze that represents the snow and ground. The base of this trophy is round and the skier on the top is heading in the left direction with one ski partially lifted in the back.
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.05
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- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1001 a,b
- Description
- (a) a dark metal head cone shaped 9.4x3.3, jacket narrows to blunt chain 7.6 long inserted into head. (b) brass coloured cylinderical case 9.3x3.7 has a round hole (.08 dia) 1.5 from top of case, case head 4.3 dia has rim and primer 1.6 dia stamped into cone head "M/C/97 98/1906/Karlsruhe/186"
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- Title
- Bullet
- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- metal
- Description
- (a) a dark metal head cone shaped 9.4x3.3, jacket narrows to blunt chain 7.6 long inserted into head. (b) brass coloured cylinderical case 9.3x3.7 has a round hole (.08 dia) 1.5 from top of case, case head 4.3 dia has rim and primer 1.6 dia stamped into cone head "M/C/97 98/1906/Karlsruhe/186"
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- households
- Ike Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Whyte, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1001 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1002
- Description
- Remington bullets in box (a) box, 7.0x13.5x2.8, green and red with white lettering,"Remington Kleanbore .300 Savage" plus writing on all sides, (b) insert has 20 compartments for bullets ca 1.2 square, (c-g) bullets: 6.5x1.2 dia., coppercasing, lead point, on bottom: "REM-UMC 300 SAV", (h-o) bulle…
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- Title
- Bullets
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Remington bullets in box (a) box, 7.0x13.5x2.8, green and red with white lettering,"Remington Kleanbore .300 Savage" plus writing on all sides, (b) insert has 20 compartments for bullets ca 1.2 square, (c-g) bullets: 6.5x1.2 dia., coppercasing, lead point, on bottom: "REM-UMC 300 SAV", (h-o) bullets, 5.2x1.2 dia, copper point, on bottom: "W.R.A. Co 401 S.L."
- Credit
- Gift of Mabel Aubin, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1002
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Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
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Family Caribou Hunt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.07
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- wool; hide
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.07
- Description
- This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm ra…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Family Caribou Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- wool; hide
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 66.0 cm
- Description
- This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm raised. Just right of the center is a tee pee. Above the tee pee area is another woman with two children. The bottom area shows a dog tied to a fixed peg in the ground and another figure working on the tee pee. All the image shapes have been cut out of fibre with the exception of the tee pee, it is made from skin. The overall colour in this wall hanging is yellow, black,green and off white.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.07
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Fisherman in Kayak
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- KaK.06.01 a-h
- Description
- Fully equipped fishing kayak with man and catch. (a) Kayak 3.3x32.8x3.8, flat bottom and top. Four holes drilled on both edges 9.5 and 16.0 from tip through which sinew is looped and tied. 3 round holes towards back to secure b, c, and d. (b) fisherman 5.5x4.0x4.6, carved face, parka hood off hi…
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- Title
- Fisherman in Kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; sinew
- Description
- Fully equipped fishing kayak with man and catch. (a) Kayak 3.3x32.8x3.8, flat bottom and top. Four holes drilled on both edges 9.5 and 16.0 from tip through which sinew is looped and tied. 3 round holes towards back to secure b, c, and d. (b) fisherman 5.5x4.0x4.6, carved face, parka hood off his head. Arms extended with slits to hold the paddle (f): 15.0 long. (c) float 2.7x5.5x2.6, sinew tied into pack ca. 21.0 long and looped into (g) harpoon 10.5 long. (d) seal 2.0x5.3x2.0 has a hole drilled into back with a peg to go into kayak. Peg is cellophane tape covered string. (e) knife .3x7.2x1.2 (h) spear .3x8.5x1.0, hook on e end, hand grip the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KaK.06.01 a-h
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Game, Harpoon, Bow, Fish Spear
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.29 a-d
- Description
- (a) A hollow piece of bone 5.0 cm long has a piece braided piece of sinew attached to it through a hole and the other end is attached to a long piece of bone used as the handle. The handle is carved smooth and narrow on each end. The sinew is attached to the handle in the center. (b) The harpoon i…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Game, Harpoon, Bow, Fish Spear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 16.6 cm
- Description
- (a) A hollow piece of bone 5.0 cm long has a piece braided piece of sinew attached to it through a hole and the other end is attached to a long piece of bone used as the handle. The handle is carved smooth and narrow on each end. The sinew is attached to the handle in the center. (b) The harpoon is in three pieces. The wood handle is 38.5cm and the three separate pieces of ivory and metal that form the spear end are light in color. The metal tip end has a piece of thin skin attached. The wood handle also has a thin piece of skin attached at one end. The holding line is broken and separated. (c) The bow is 26.5 cm ,light in color and made from bone. At each end there is a notched area used to tie the sinew to. The sinew on this bow is braided. (d) 26.5 cm This fish spear has a wooden handle and three prongs at the top held together with a piece of sinew. The spear also has a spear rest that has a hole drilled in the center, a foot shape at one end and a carved out space in the center for the spear.
- Subject
- activity
- hunting
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.29 a-d
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The Gelande Jump
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmcr.05.04
- Date
- 1948 – 1949
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- McR.05.04
- Description
- A mountain side covered with snow covers all but the top left corner, a few rocks show through the snow, centered is a man on skis, he is wearing a yellow shirt, grey pants and hat, he is facing to the left, bent over his skis with his ski poles straight down behind him, image has a pencil drawn b…
- Title
- The Gelande Jump
- Date
- 1948 – 1949
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- A mountain side covered with snow covers all but the top left corner, a few rocks show through the snow, centered is a man on skis, he is wearing a yellow shirt, grey pants and hat, he is facing to the left, bent over his skis with his ski poles straight down behind him, image has a pencil drawn border
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Becker, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- McR.05.04
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Hunter Pulling up Seal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjoh.06.03
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.03
- Description
- Light green stone with light yellow lines and gold flecks, man stands solidly on a base, right heel slightly raised, head back, features carved, hands in front, both have holes through which a length of rawhide is wound and into a riased hole at front of base
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- Title
- Hunter Pulling up Seal
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 5.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Light green stone with light yellow lines and gold flecks, man stands solidly on a base, right heel slightly raised, head back, features carved, hands in front, both have holes through which a length of rawhide is wound and into a riased hole at front of base
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.03
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0041
- Description
- Bow made from branch split in half length wise with large notch at either end. Twisted sinew wrapped tightly at one end and strung to other with loop at notch of bowl. Stained dark red except for handgrip in middle, at ends, and along inside, many small knotholes.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 2.6 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- Bow made from branch split in half length wise with large notch at either end. Twisted sinew wrapped tightly at one end and strung to other with loop at notch of bowl. Stained dark red except for handgrip in middle, at ends, and along inside, many small knotholes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0041
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0042
- Description
- A bow whittled from tree branch split in half with bark peeled off and notch carved at either end to hold twisted sinew string which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one end, and tied with loop at other.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 3.4 x 132.4 cm
- Description
- A bow whittled from tree branch split in half with bark peeled off and notch carved at either end to hold twisted sinew string which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one end, and tied with loop at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0042
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0043
- Description
- Long, rough bow made from branch of tree split in half lengthwise with bark, poplar? left on outside. Notches at either end hold twisted sinew which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one notch and looped at other.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.8 x 155.6 cm
- Description
- Long, rough bow made from branch of tree split in half lengthwise with bark, poplar? left on outside. Notches at either end hold twisted sinew which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one notch and looped at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0043
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Ivory kayak scene
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figu…
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Title
- Ivory kayak scene
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 3.6 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figure with a paddle in both hands ready for action. There is a ivory caribou swimming to the front and left of the kayak.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm…
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Title
- Man in kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.6 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- copper engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.04
- Description
- A page full of animals, birds and 3 people. The hunters are carrying knives, and/or other hunting equipment and a dead bird. Stylized black and white images float on the page. Off the right of the image an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.
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- Title
- Men Hunting
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- copper engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- A page full of animals, birds and 3 people. The hunters are carrying knives, and/or other hunting equipment and a dead bird. Stylized black and white images float on the page. Off the right of the image an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.
- Subject
- hunting
- figure, male
- animal,
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.04
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North American Ski Championships
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- Date
- 1949
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.03
- Description
- A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
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- Title
- North American Ski Championships
- Date
- 1949
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.03
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Polar Bear Hunt
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- wool
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.08
- Description
- The scene in this wall hanging is of a male figure hunting a polar bear. The man is in the top left hand corner and he is holding a spear in his right hand ready to kill the bear. One polar bear is in the center of the wall hanging and the other is just above him heading in the other direction. Th…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Polar Bear Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- wool
- Dimensions
- 53.5 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- The scene in this wall hanging is of a male figure hunting a polar bear. The man is in the top left hand corner and he is holding a spear in his right hand ready to kill the bear. One polar bear is in the center of the wall hanging and the other is just above him heading in the other direction. The four dogs are on three sides of the polar bear. The edges of the wall hanging are stitched with a criss cross in fibre colours yellow and brown. All the figures are cut out shapes and are all stitched on with a fibre thread.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.08
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0083
- Description
- A black and white print of three dogs (setters) in a field with bushes and a rail fence behind. The most spotted setter is lying down at attention with another spotted setter standing beside at point, and a third dark setter is standing next to the setter at point with its head turned in pointing …
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- Title
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A black and white print of three dogs (setters) in a field with bushes and a rail fence behind. The most spotted setter is lying down at attention with another spotted setter standing beside at point, and a third dark setter is standing next to the setter at point with its head turned in pointing direction. The print is framed with a wide white mat cut out around word “DROP,” in stencil letters below the centre of the print, and a simple brown wood frame.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- hunting
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0083
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