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- Artist
- Levi Koomalook
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KoM.06.01
- Description
- dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
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- Artist
- Levi Koomalook
- Title
- Bag of Murres
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KoM.06.01
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- Artist
- Agiak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.06.01
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
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- Artist
- Agiak
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.06.01
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.01
- Description
- grey stone; simply carved bird; no legs; wings indicated with underbut both sides; 2 drilled holes for eyes; faint scribe on beak
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- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- grey stone; simply carved bird; no legs; wings indicated with underbut both sides; 2 drilled holes for eyes; faint scribe on beak
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.01
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- Artist
- Nadjugee
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- NaD.06.01
- Description
- Grey stone, standing bird with head cocked sharply to the left, long beak with nostrils and mouth scribed, eyes dug out as well, wing shape outlined against body, both legs carved out
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- Artist
- Nadjugee
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 4.5 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, standing bird with head cocked sharply to the left, long beak with nostrils and mouth scribed, eyes dug out as well, wing shape outlined against body, both legs carved out
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- NaD.06.01
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- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.04
- Description
- Varied grey stone, bird stands very tall, head and neck stretched almost straight up, stands on its two feet, wing outline carved from top of arm around other side to top of arm, both feet carved, no other features indicated
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 4.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Varied grey stone, bird stands very tall, head and neck stretched almost straight up, stands on its two feet, wing outline carved from top of arm around other side to top of arm, both feet carved, no other features indicated
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.04
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.03
- Description
- A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.03
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- TiY.06.01
- Description
- The bird is sitting with its head slightly turned to the left and has incised round eyes, beak and nostrils. There is feather detail on it's wings and tail.
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- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- The bird is sitting with its head slightly turned to the left and has incised round eyes, beak and nostrils. There is feather detail on it's wings and tail.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- TiY.06.01
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- Artist
- Lawme Towkee
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- ToK.06.01
- Description
- A stylized bird carved smooth from a dark green stone. His head is up and slightly cocked to the right. Wing shapes are cut into the sides of the stone. The tailfeathers are faintly indicated and there is a blunt beak with an incised mouth.
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- Artist
- Lawme Towkee
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.8 x 7.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized bird carved smooth from a dark green stone. His head is up and slightly cocked to the right. Wing shapes are cut into the sides of the stone. The tailfeathers are faintly indicated and there is a blunt beak with an incised mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ToK.06.01
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Bird Group in Caribou Antler
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.76 a-f
- Description
- Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird Group in Caribou Antler
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.76 a-f
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- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 d…
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Bird on Nest
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 diameter with 4 eggs carved into it, a bear's head with ears, eyes, nostrils, mouth on one side, a tail-like protrubance other end has a hole 0.6 diamter into which the bird stands
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representat…
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Title
- Bird on Seal
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 9.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representation of a seal with only a back flipper recognizable
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
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- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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- Title
- Drawing Album
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
- Subject
- flora
- fauna
- bird
- butterfly
- plant
- flower
- landscape
- botanical drawings
- black and white
- ink
- graphite
- drawing
- painting
- sketchbook
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
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Goose with Goslings
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.01 a-c
- Description
- Dark grey stone, mother goose has a gracefully curved neck with her head held high. Carved head, wings and feet. Inscribed colour band under neck. Gosling (b) 3.7x4.0 gosling (c) 3.4x4.0, both are nicely carved, head up, round eyes.
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- Title
- Goose with Goslings
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 4.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Dark grey stone, mother goose has a gracefully curved neck with her head held high. Carved head, wings and feet. Inscribed colour band under neck. Gosling (b) 3.7x4.0 gosling (c) 3.4x4.0, both are nicely carved, head up, round eyes.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.01 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and …
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and pulled tightly across centre with thick twisted cord. Skin has been sewn together with sinew along one side of hoop frame extending 6 cm into face of drum. Drum skin has been stained red with large grey owl with yellow wings and red features sitting at centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.79
- Description
- grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Horned Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
- Subject
- animal
- bird
- owl
- horned owl;
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.79
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IsI.06.01
- Description
- The loon is simply carved in dark green stone. The loon's neck is outstretched with round eyes inlaid with white. The loon's throat feathers are also inlaid with white
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- Title
- Loon
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 5.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- The loon is simply carved in dark green stone. The loon's neck is outstretched with round eyes inlaid with white. The loon's throat feathers are also inlaid with white
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IsI.06.01
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- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.03
- Description
- grey stone, sitting owl, head cocked to the right. Carved beak and outline of wings, 2 feet. Right eye 0.7 dia. has ivory inlay. centre black. Left eye 0.7 dia. is filled with wax, beak incised.
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- grey stone, sitting owl, head cocked to the right. Carved beak and outline of wings, 2 feet. Right eye 0.7 dia. has ivory inlay. centre black. Left eye 0.7 dia. is filled with wax, beak incised.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.03
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EcT.06.01
- Description
- mottled green stone, sitting owl, head turned slightly to the left, nicely carved, round eyes, feathers indicated on head, neck and top of wings, wing feathers carved out along bottom
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- Title
- Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- mottled green stone, sitting owl, head turned slightly to the left, nicely carved, round eyes, feathers indicated on head, neck and top of wings, wing feathers carved out along bottom
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EcT.06.01
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- Artist
- Katoks
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KtK.06.01
- Description
- Grey stone, sitting owl with tail touching, carved beak, feet, wings . Round incised eyes with centre hole.
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- Artist
- Katoks
- Title
- Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, sitting owl with tail touching, carved beak, feet, wings . Round incised eyes with centre hole.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KtK.06.01
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- NoP.06.01
- Description
- Dark green stone, standing owl, looking to the right. Flat face with protruding beak, incised round eyes and feathers. Body feathers ca .3, .4 and ca .6, .7 with a dot. Head feathers small semi-circles, wing and tail feathers indicated by lines. 3-toed feet with incised nails.
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- Title
- Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 7.8 cm
- Description
- Dark green stone, standing owl, looking to the right. Flat face with protruding beak, incised round eyes and feathers. Body feathers ca .3, .4 and ca .6, .7 with a dot. Head feathers small semi-circles, wing and tail feathers indicated by lines. 3-toed feet with incised nails.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- NoP.06.01
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