Narrow Results By
Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.1043
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1043
- Description
- Light coloured beadwork, front and strips. In shape of an "H", side pieces 79.5 x 8.5, white background beads, green next dominant colour, blue, red and gold. Bottom pattern has 3 red crosses, fringed ends, rawhide ties at top. Sioux legging strips. Centre piece, 21.0 x 23.5, front piece of Cr…
1 image
- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Light coloured beadwork, front and strips. In shape of an "H", side pieces 79.5 x 8.5, white background beads, green next dominant colour, blue, red and gold. Bottom pattern has 3 red crosses, fringed ends, rawhide ties at top. Sioux legging strips. Centre piece, 21.0 x 23.5, front piece of Crow gun case, dominant colours, rose, light blue, yellow, green, blue and white border. Rawhide fringes 29.0 long.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1043
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0051
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
1 image
- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Dimensions
- 103. cm
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- bear
- regalia
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Bighorns, Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkei.09.01
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
1 image
- Title
- Bighorns, Banff
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7` x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.02
- Description
- Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
1 image
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 5.0 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.02
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over su…
1 image
- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 4.7 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over surface of body. Webbed feet carved in relief clutching surface of rock shaped base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of…
1 image
- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 12.2 x 18.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of wood 4.5 cm high which has been bevelled along the upper edges. Bases covered on bottom with green felt.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the n…
1 image
- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x .3 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the neck, has locking clasp. Etched on back: “AYE”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Buffalo Stampede
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.581
- Date
- 1955 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.581
1 image
- Title
- Buffalo Stampede
- Date
- 1955 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 9.6 x 21.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.581
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Ceremonial Rattle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.33.0018
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained ye…
1 image
- Title
- Ceremonial Rattle
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained yellow on front with picture of flying eagle, and green on back with drawing of dog's head. Bone at top painted around each nail head with a circle of black outlined in red and a green star at the centre. 'Neck' of buffalo painted with bands of red, black, yellow, green and brown. Three feathers tied in group attached around bottom of handle with a string of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- buffalo
- bird
- eagle
- dog
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Chiefs on Horseback
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.570
- Date
- 1954 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.570
1 image
- Title
- Chiefs on Horseback
- Date
- 1954 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 50.3 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.570
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1013
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
1 image
- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- animal
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Crows in Flight
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactshe.04.01
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShE.04.01
- Description
- Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…
1 image
- Title
- Crows in Flight
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.3 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShE.04.01
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Decorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0334
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0334
- Description
- Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
1 image
- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 13.9 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- duck
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0334
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Engraving Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.1003
- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1003
- Description
- A plate of copper engraved with drawing of a deer standing in snow to one side of snow covered log house in background. Picture framed by bare branches of trees and bushes. Message below in mirror writing reads "Julia and Julius wish you joy and may one of your trails in use lead this way". Meta…
1 image
- Title
- Engraving Plate
- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- A plate of copper engraved with drawing of a deer standing in snow to one side of snow covered log house in background. Picture framed by bare branches of trees and bushes. Message below in mirror writing reads "Julia and Julius wish you joy and may one of your trails in use lead this way". Metal of plate has developed dull patina and is etched with fingerprints.
- Subject
- animal
- deer
- Charlie Beil
- landscape
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1003
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Going to the Sundance
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.021
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.021
- Description
- Colour: green, blue, black, white. A wagon pulled by horses, a rider and horse and aother wagon move from left to right on a trail through green prairie grass. The blue sky above has three large clouds.
1 image
- Title
- Going to the Sundance
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 91.8 x 181.2 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, blue, black, white. A wagon pulled by horses, a rider and horse and aother wagon move from left to right on a trail through green prairie grass. The blue sky above has three large clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.021
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BaM.04.01
- Description
- Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
1 image
- Title
- Horseman
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 21.7 cm
- Description
- Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- BaM.04.01
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Matchbox; Decorative Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0381%20a-d
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0381 a-d
- Description
- A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each b…
1 image
- Title
- Matchbox; Decorative Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.7 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each box depicts on top brushwork white horse in different pose with red chop of artist, as well as name written in script, "YEDE". One long side has series of Japanese characters (each different), the other a rough striking surface for matches. Bottom is white background covered with a pattern of green and black diamond shapes, with "JAPAN" printed in red in lower right corner. (a) horse rearing (b) horse sniffing air (c) horse grazing facing right (d) horse with head lower facing left. Contains two long (10.5 cm) red-tipped matches.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0381 a-d
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
On the Way to Indian Days
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.020
- Date
- 1952 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.020
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled hig…
1 image
- Title
- On the Way to Indian Days
- Date
- 1952 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 51.1 x 150.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled high with baggage and people. At the very front on the right side runs a little black dog.
- Subject
- landscape
- figure
- group
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.020
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0054%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather.…
1 image
- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 95.5 cm
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather. Flat, beaded handle strap is split into two tongues at one end which end with two tin cone beads filled with orange feathers. (a) square with blue beads, long, plain, smoothly carved, squared stick. Handle beaded on brown leather in lazy stitch of blue seed beads with three white outlines of squares spaced evenly along. Tongues have white stripes. Strap stitched through hole in wood with buckskin thong. (b) round with white beads, round smooth baton with ring carved at top and in middle. Strap as (a) but white background with solid green and blue squares spaced along, and green and white checked tongues.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.