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Animal Figurine Group

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Date
1976 – 1977
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0111
Description
Four wooden monkeys seated on flat, rectangular base. The first three monkeys represent respectively, Speak No, Hear No, and See No Evil. The last monkey is also seated with hands in crotch. Varnished wood. Each monkey is anchored by a peg in base and is also glued to same.
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Title
Animal Figurine Group
Date
1976 – 1977
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.5 x 2.6 x 11.7 cm
Description
Four wooden monkeys seated on flat, rectangular base. The first three monkeys represent respectively, Speak No, Hear No, and See No Evil. The last monkey is also seated with hands in crotch. Varnished wood. Each monkey is anchored by a peg in base and is also glued to same.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
monkey
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0111
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Date
1976
Material
ivory; bean
Catalogue Number
107.01.0106 a,b
Description
(a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
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Title
Animal Figurine Set
Date
1976
Material
ivory; bean
Dimensions
1.3 x 0.5 x 1.0 cm
Description
(a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0106 a,b
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Date
1976 – 1977
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0115 a-c
Description
Three hand carved elephants, two in red brown wood and one in medium brown wood. All have ivory tusks and inset eyes and are in a walking position with trunks hanging to ground.
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Title
Animal Figurine Set
Date
1976 – 1977
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
5.5 x 3.2 x 6.5 cm
Description
Three hand carved elephants, two in red brown wood and one in medium brown wood. All have ivory tusks and inset eyes and are in a walking position with trunks hanging to ground.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
craft
carving
animal
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0115 a-c
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Date
1973 – 1978
Material
glass; claw; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0088
Description
A necklace of a double strand of seed beads with five large cat (cougar ?) claws attached at front. The length is composed of blue and white beads strung on each strand with six blue beads, then five white, then six more blue, then the two strands joined together by a single white bead, with this p…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1973 – 1978
Material
glass; claw; fibre
Dimensions
42.5 cm
Description
A necklace of a double strand of seed beads with five large cat (cougar ?) claws attached at front. The length is composed of blue and white beads strung on each strand with six blue beads, then five white, then six more blue, then the two strands joined together by a single white bead, with this pattern of loops thus formed repeated along its length. The five claws are evenly spaced at the front with two of these beaded loops between each.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
animal
cougar
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0088
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Date
1974 – 1978
Material
plastic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0116
Description
Plastic penguin in black and white, with red eyes and mouth. Head counterweighted so it wobbles if touched. Mass produced stamped on bottom "Grebe...Made in West Germany"
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Title
Bird Figurine
Date
1974 – 1978
Material
plastic
Dimensions
8.5 x 3.7 x 4.0 cm
Description
Plastic penguin in black and white, with red eyes and mouth. Head counterweighted so it wobbles if touched. Mass produced stamped on bottom "Grebe...Made in West Germany"
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
bird
penguin
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0116
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Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge lik…
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Title
Bird Figurine Set
Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.2 x 3.3 cm
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge like, with bill in air, white spots, yellow eye. (b) yellow with brown head, long bill, crest on head, striped wing. (c )yellow with green head, long bill in air white dot on wing. (d) yellow, rooster like, with red head and comb, full striped green tail. (e) white with grey head, short bill, brown wings with bands at tips. (f) white with red circle around eye, long bill, brown wings, short tail. (g) blue with red wing, yellow bill and crest, white stripes around neck.( h)grey with black head with crest, red dot on wing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
bird
partridge
rooster
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
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Bucking Bronco with Rider

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Artist
Malcolm MacKenzie (1932 – , Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
bronze
Catalogue Number
MuM.06.01
Description
A bronze casting 6/25 of a bucking bronco with rider; the bronco has all four feet off the ground, the cowboy is in full riding dress; left hand holding the halter shank which is braided wire, right hand high in the air; a curved 12.0 long x 1.2 dia. piece of bronze holds the horse off the base; th…
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Artist
Malcolm MacKenzie (1932 – , Canadian)
Title
Bucking Bronco with Rider
Date
1971
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
34.0 x 19.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
A bronze casting 6/25 of a bucking bronco with rider; the bronco has all four feet off the ground, the cowboy is in full riding dress; left hand holding the halter shank which is braided wire, right hand high in the air; a curved 12.0 long x 1.2 dia. piece of bronze holds the horse off the base; the base is a flat piece of bronze 19.2 x 14.5 x .6; inscribed into base: M J MacKenzie 1971 6/25.
Subject
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
MuM.06.01
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But of all the creatures...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
But of all the creatures...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
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Date
1970 – 1973
Material
hair
Catalogue Number
106.06.0053
Description
Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven togeth…
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Title
Carrying Strap
Date
1970 – 1973
Material
hair
Dimensions
0.8 x 6.5 x 144.0 cm
Description
Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven together to form a casing approximately 4.0 cm long.
Subject
transportation
travel
animal
yak
sports
hiking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0053
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The creatures in Southern waters...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
The creatures in Southern waters...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
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Creatures must be careful...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures must be careful...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
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Creatures [Title Page]

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures [Title Page]
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
17.4 x 17.6 cm
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
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Cutting Out The Stragglers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Cutting Out The Stragglers
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.9 x 121.9 cm
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.
Subject
animal
wolf
buffalo
landscape
Canadian
activity
hunting
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed towar…
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A Day at the Races
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed toward the right.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
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Eagles Over Mt. Rundle

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1979
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.15
Description
In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Eagles Over Mt. Rundle
Date
1979
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
25.4 x 51.0 cm
Description
In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow and orange. Two eagles soar over the tops of the trees, one from the left and one from the right. The sky in the background has a bit of blue with several white and grey clouds.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Mt. Rundle
animal
eagles
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.15
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A few of them I know...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A few of them I know...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
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Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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Title
Figurine Group
Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Dimensions
3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
religious
animal
bear
cat
frog
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
1978
Medium
bronze
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.08
Description
A realistic rendering of a grizzly bear, sitting on his haunches on rocks, in solid bronze
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Grizzly Bear
Date
1978
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
17.8 x 13.5 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a grizzly bear, sitting on his haunches on rocks, in solid bronze
Subject
animal
bear
grizzly
Credit
Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.08
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1976
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.01
Description
In the upper left corner of this painting there is an owl swooping down to the lower right to catch a rabbit. The white rabbit is in mid jump and is running toward the lower right corner. The scene takes place in the winter, therefore the ground is snow covered and the trees and shrubs that are on …
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
In The Winter Night
Date
1976
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
71.1 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the upper left corner of this painting there is an owl swooping down to the lower right to catch a rabbit. The white rabbit is in mid jump and is running toward the lower right corner. The scene takes place in the winter, therefore the ground is snow covered and the trees and shrubs that are on both sides of the animals have snow on thier branches. The overall colour of this painting is blue with some yellow in the owl's wing colour.
Subject
animal
owl
rabbit
landscape
Canadian
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.01
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Artist
Luke Anguhadluq (1895 – 1982, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
AgS.04.01
Description
Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]
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Artist
Luke Anguhadluq (1895 – 1982, Canadian)
Title
Kayaks and Caribou
Date
1971
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
61.7 x 99.1 cm
Description
Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]
Subject
transportation
kayak
animal
caribou
hunting
Credit
Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1972
Catalogue Number
AgS.04.01
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