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Autumn Evening, 1958
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.60
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.60
- Description
- Cloudy, moonlit scene, mountains in background stretch across image, Bow Lake at the foot of the mountains in the foreground. In the immediate foreground at the bottom of the image is the shore of the lake, a few trees on it. At the centre left of the image, a line of trees on the bank extends i…
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- Title
- Autumn Evening, 1958
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Cloudy, moonlit scene, mountains in background stretch across image, Bow Lake at the foot of the mountains in the foreground. In the immediate foreground at the bottom of the image is the shore of the lake, a few trees on it. At the centre left of the image, a line of trees on the bank extends in towards the middle of the image.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.60
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The Battle of Cressy
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Battle of Cressy
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
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Before the White Man Came
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.30
- Description
- The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
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- Title
- Before the White Man Came
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.30
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Black Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
- Subject
- bear
- black bear
- teeth
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
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Bow Lake, 1962
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.59
- Description
- Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
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- Title
- Bow Lake, 1962
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Blue sky with large cloud at left, mountains in background across image with Bow Lake below them. Green grassy area with trees in foreground of image. Title and “Canadian Rockies” written on mat.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow Lake
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.59
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Canadian Rockies, 1965
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.67
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.67
- Description
- A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope ris…
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- Title
- Canadian Rockies, 1965
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A mountain range runs horizontally across the painting in the upper centre. The mountains are painted in yellows, blues and purples. A snow covered area which looks like a glacier or lake is cropped at the left in the foreground. A few rocky outcrops stick up out of this area. A green slope rises up on the right and is cut off.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.67
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.25 a-c
- Description
- Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and inser…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Caribou
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 5.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and insert into 2 drilled holes in forehead
- Subject
- animal, caribou
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.25 a-c
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Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
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Consolation Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.46
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.46
- Description
- Vivid colours depicting a lake in the foreground, green growth to the front and right of water, dark trees and mountain slope. Multi coloured bank, growth trees to the left. Varied coloured mountains in the background, yellow and blue sky.
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- Title
- Consolation Lake
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 27.1 cm
- Description
- Vivid colours depicting a lake in the foreground, green growth to the front and right of water, dark trees and mountain slope. Multi coloured bank, growth trees to the left. Varied coloured mountains in the background, yellow and blue sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Audrey Campbell, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.46
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
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- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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- Title
- The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
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Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.02
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.02
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The land across the lower quarter is very coloured. One evergreen stands on the waters edge left of center. A little stream of water comes into the lake from the lower right. The far shore rises half way up to mountains and glacier. Blue sky goes across the top.
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- Title
- Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.4 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The land across the lower quarter is very coloured. One evergreen stands on the waters edge left of center. A little stream of water comes into the lake from the lower right. The far shore rises half way up to mountains and glacier. Blue sky goes across the top.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- glacier
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.02
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East End of Mt. Athabasca
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.66
- Description
- Mt. Athabasca is cropped at the centre right of the image. It runs from the right of the painting into the middle of the image. The mountain is snow-capped. Grassy hills of green, yellow and brown make up the forground. The sky is yellow on the left of the image and purple and blue on the right.
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- Title
- East End of Mt. Athabasca
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Mt. Athabasca is cropped at the centre right of the image. It runs from the right of the painting into the middle of the image. The mountain is snow-capped. Grassy hills of green, yellow and brown make up the forground. The sky is yellow on the left of the image and purple and blue on the right.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Mt. Athabasca
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.66
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Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing
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- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.44
- Description
- Lake with reflections centre and lower right; an island protrudes from the centre right edge; yellow/brown hill bottom left with evergreens, 2 dead standing trees; mountains and green hills in background; pale blue sky. Handwritten on separate backing (in artist's hand): Jim Looking onto Glacier La…
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- Title
- Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 35.1 cm
- Description
- Lake with reflections centre and lower right; an island protrudes from the centre right edge; yellow/brown hill bottom left with evergreens, 2 dead standing trees; mountains and green hills in background; pale blue sky. Handwritten on separate backing (in artist's hand): Jim Looking onto Glacier Lake from the Saskatchewan River Crossing where you and Shane Graham camped. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0309 A; 20662
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.44
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Innesbruck M. Theresienstrasse
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on cloth
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.02
- Description
- A street scene in Innesbruck, Austria. Blue sky across top of picture, purple mountain range with some snow and a smaller green mountain backdrops the street scene. A tall statue is in the centre of the street.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Innesbruck M. Theresienstrasse
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on cloth
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- A street scene in Innesbruck, Austria. Blue sky across top of picture, purple mountain range with some snow and a smaller green mountain backdrops the street scene. A tall statue is in the centre of the street.
- Subject
- architecture, urban
- mountains
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.02
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Kabuki Theatre Poster
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.08
- Description
- Small Kabuki Theatre Poster. A Man stands with legs far apart leaning back far to the right with his body and face facing left. He holds an umbrella that is cropped off by the edge of the print. He stands on a green ground. The backgroung is dark and features an almost black sky, a darkbrown hi…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Kabuki Theatre Poster
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Small Kabuki Theatre Poster. A Man stands with legs far apart leaning back far to the right with his body and face facing left. He holds an umbrella that is cropped off by the edge of the print. He stands on a green ground. The backgroung is dark and features an almost black sky, a darkbrown hill, a small blue mountain, and a river. There are 2 text panels down the left side. Translator of print commented : Drawn by: Ichi bai tei(?), sai(?) ho. In images of the floating world Ichibaishi is also known as Yoshimine.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.08
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Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.24 a,b
- Description
- Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved …
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- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved features and braided hairdo. 2 drilled holes in base to secure handle to lid.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.24 a,b
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Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.23 a,b
- Description
- Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 18.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.23 a,b
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- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45a-g
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in h…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man in Kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.2 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in hole to stabalize connection, (c) carved man 6.0x3.0x3.3 has arms stretched out front, white inset in eyes, mouth open, (d) ivory paddle 10.0 long (e-h) carved spears ca 5.0 longThe letters “AWI” are written on the top surface of the stone base.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45a-g
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