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Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta

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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.032
Description
Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta
Date
1991
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 28.0 cm
Description
Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
Athabasca River
Credit
Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.032
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Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Date
1993 – 1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.01
Description
An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.
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Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Title
Andromeda
Date
1993 – 1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
142.2 x 218.4 cm
Description
An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
glacier
Credit
Purchased from Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1994
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.01
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Answering The Challenge

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Answering The Challenge
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 182.8 cm
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
elk
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
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Artist
Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PeC.05.01
Description
The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.
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Artist
Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)
Title
Athabasca Glacier
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 76.0 cm
Description
The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
glacier
Athabasca
Credit
Purchased from Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 1994
Catalogue Number
PeC.05.01
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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Title
Bar Pin
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
dragon
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
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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…
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animal
horse
regalia
Elizabeth Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
106.06.1043
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Title
Big Bear Medicine
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
92.5 x 92.5 cm
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
Subject
religious
Indigenous
animal
bear
Credit
Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1880 – 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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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
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Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Title
Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
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Artist
Marmaduke Matthews (1837 – 1913, British)
Date
c. 1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
MaM.02.01
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Artist
Marmaduke Matthews (1837 – 1913, British)
Title
Bow River
Date
c. 1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.0 x 67.8 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
river
Credit
Purchased from Kennedy Galleries , New York, USA, 1980
Catalogue Number
MaM.02.01
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0303
Description
Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.9 x 7.5 cm
Description
Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
crane
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0303
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0310
Description
Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.5 x 8.2 cm
Description
Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0310
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0301 a-d
Description
Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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Title
Bowl Set
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.0 x 7.4 cm
Description
Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0301 a-d
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Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0357 a-e
Description
Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
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Title
Bowl; Soup Set
Date
1870 – 1935
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.6 x 13.2 cm
Description
Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0357 a-e
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0082
Description
Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
Description
Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
octopus
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0082
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0063 a-e
Description
five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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Title
Brooch Pin
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
Description
five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
tiger
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0063 a-e
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0083
Description
Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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Title
Brooch Pin
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
Description
Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
bird
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0083
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0086
Description
Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
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Title
Brooch Pin
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.8 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm
Description
Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
bird
heron
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0086
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
30.6 x 40.7 cm
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
beaver
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
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The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki

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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Title
The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
124.5 x 246.5 cm
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
Subject
abstract
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Skoki
Credit
Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2001
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
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