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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 41
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- John Lefthand Jr. 6
- Nicholas Morant 5
- Tom Lonsdale (1886 – 1975, Canadian) 5
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: colour, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
- Notes
- Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
- Name Access
- di Michelino, Domenico
- Vermeer
- Subject Access
- Midwestern Rail Association
- Trains
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- Painting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- Latin
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Eagle Feeding Young
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Eagle Feeding Young
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 45.7 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Medium
- oil on slate; wood; hardware
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.05
- Description
- Mountain landscape with river and rail tracks, bridges. Written at bottom 7th and 8th crossing of the Kicking Horse River. Oil paint on slate slab - very heavy. Provenance and artist unknown, image apparently taken from popular postcard view.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Medium
- oil on slate; wood; hardware
- Dimensions
- 48.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Mountain landscape with river and rail tracks, bridges. Written at bottom 7th and 8th crossing of the Kicking Horse River. Oil paint on slate slab - very heavy. Provenance and artist unknown, image apparently taken from popular postcard view.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.05
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.24
- Description
- A ski jumper, dressed in knickers, sweater, hood, no gloves, is at the ready, knees slightly bent, arms outstretched; the skis have a flattened point. The skis are pointed downwards, center two thirds is on a sloped white base which is on a oval, painted wooden base. The wood is so painted to resem…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Dimensions
- 48.5 x 36.0 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- A ski jumper, dressed in knickers, sweater, hood, no gloves, is at the ready, knees slightly bent, arms outstretched; the skis have a flattened point. The skis are pointed downwards, center two thirds is on a sloped white base which is on a oval, painted wooden base. The wood is so painted to resemble mahogany perhaps. The metal analysis was provided by Olive (Mrs. Charles) Bell.
- Subject
- figure, female
- activity, skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.24
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.83
- Description
- A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 11.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
- Subject
- mythological
- faces
- Credit
- Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.83
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Untitled (Dogsled, team, driver)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.122 a-g
- Description
- a) Driver: Carved in ivory. 5.2 cm high. Broken right foot and left hand, no repairs. Face is incised and stained.b) Sled: 11.4 x 4.5 cm. Sled composed of ivory and string? The runners are drilled through to take threads which are tied around cross boards. Dogs: Average length is 4.5 cm, four in iv…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Dogsled, team, driver)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Description
- a) Driver: Carved in ivory. 5.2 cm high. Broken right foot and left hand, no repairs. Face is incised and stained.b) Sled: 11.4 x 4.5 cm. Sled composed of ivory and string? The runners are drilled through to take threads which are tied around cross boards. Dogs: Average length is 4.5 cm, four in ivory (c, d, f, g), one in steatite (e). Reins appear to be cotton string, harnesses may be hide. Faces detailed with incised mouths and nostrils, tail positions differ in each, eyes and ears are in various expressions. Some have defined toes, all are intact, no repairs. Stone dog is less detailed- perhaps a replacement of a lost ivory dog?
- Subject
- animal
- dog
- sled, driver
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.122 a-g
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Untitled (Goose)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.112
- Description
- A goose with a long neck is carved from a taupe porous whalebone.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Goose)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 4 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A goose with a long neck is carved from a taupe porous whalebone.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.112
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Untitled (Harpoon Head Bit)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.120
- Description
- A harboon head bit is carved with a wood or bone handle, with a central hole. Attached at the tip is a rusted metal point.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Harpoon Head Bit)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 12.4 cm
- Description
- A harboon head bit is carved with a wood or bone handle, with a central hole. Attached at the tip is a rusted metal point.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.120
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Untitled (Ivory bird)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.116
- Description
- A small ivory bird. The anus and eyes are incised and stained.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory bird)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- A small ivory bird. The anus and eyes are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.116
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Untitled (Ivory birds on an ivory table)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.107 a-e
- Description
- a) Table is 11 x 1.8 cm and stands 2 cm high. Pattern of circular incised and stained motifs in two sizes appears on top and underneath table. Holes, to take birds, are drilled through the table. Table supports are carved and incised recto and verso.b) Flying ivory bird has carved feet, incised and…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory birds on an ivory table)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 2 x 1.8 x 11 cm
- Description
- a) Table is 11 x 1.8 cm and stands 2 cm high. Pattern of circular incised and stained motifs in two sizes appears on top and underneath table. Holes, to take birds, are drilled through the table. Table supports are carved and incised recto and verso.b) Flying ivory bird has carved feet, incised and stained eyes and tail feathers. Support peg is of same material as body.c) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, support peg is of same material as body.d) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, support peg of differing material (wood?) Possible repair. e) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, three holes in bottom, one of which has support peg of differing material (wood?) Possible repair.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.107 a-e
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Untitled (Ivory game board?)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.106
- Description
- A long rectangular piece of ivory with holes drilled on the surface and repeated verso. The holes are not drilled through the piece.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory game board?)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A long rectangular piece of ivory with holes drilled on the surface and repeated verso. The holes are not drilled through the piece.
- Subject
- game board
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.106
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Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.108 a-c
- Description
- a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is at…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is attached to kayak at base. Face is incised and stained, back of figure has carved fringed coat details. Raised hand is fitted to hold spear (?) which is missing. b) Ivory paddle is 7 x .3 cm drilled at centre and at end where line is attached. c) Seal on line is in steatite, line tied to neck, line appears to be twisted string.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.108 a-c
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Untitled (Ivory knife)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.104
- Description
- A model knife is carved in ivory. The blade is a long triangle, and is notched at two points, at the bottom and a quarter of the distance from the top. The handle is notched at the end.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory knife)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- A model knife is carved in ivory. The blade is a long triangle, and is notched at two points, at the bottom and a quarter of the distance from the top. The handle is notched at the end.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.104
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Untitled (Ivory Musk Ox)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.115
- Description
- A small ivory muskox. The horns are removable. The eyes are incised and stained.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory Musk Ox)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 2 cm
- Description
- A small ivory muskox. The horns are removable. The eyes are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.115
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Untitled (Ivory saw)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.105
- Description
- An ivory saw with a notched handle. The blade is smooth, until it comes to its point.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory saw)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- An ivory saw with a notched handle. The blade is smooth, until it comes to its point.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.105
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Untitled (Ivory seal)
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.113
- Description
- A seal carved from ivory. The forefins, tail, eyes, nostrils, mouth and anus are all incised and stained. Tool marks (scratches?) are visible on base.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory seal)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.8 x 6 cm
- Description
- A seal carved from ivory. The forefins, tail, eyes, nostrils, mouth and anus are all incised and stained. Tool marks (scratches?) are visible on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.113
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Untitled (Ivory walrus)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.118
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.118
- Description
- An ivory walrus has tusks composed of a separate material (wood? stained ivory?) The figure’s eyes, nostrils and mouth are incised and stained.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory walrus)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- An ivory walrus has tusks composed of a separate material (wood? stained ivory?) The figure’s eyes, nostrils and mouth are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.118
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