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Bear Spirit Totem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.31
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear Spirit Totem
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
- Subject
- mythological
- animal
- bear
- totem
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
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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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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.66
- Description
- Male figure with head and torso of one piece of carved bone; four appendages joined to torso with sinew; all limbs movable; eyes and mouth jowls, nose carved.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bone Man
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 2.8 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Male figure with head and torso of one piece of carved bone; four appendages joined to torso with sinew; all limbs movable; eyes and mouth jowls, nose carved.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.66
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Buddhist Icon
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
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But of all the creatures...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.11
- 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.
1 image
- 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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The creatures in Southern waters...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.04
- 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.
1 image
- 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...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.07
- 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.
1 image
- 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]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.01
- 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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- 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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A Day at the Races
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.12
- 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…
1 image
- 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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A few of them I know...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.09
- 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.
1 image
- 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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Lizards and frogs...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.10
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.10
- Description
- The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
1 image
- Title
- Lizards and frogs...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.10
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Man and Winged Creature
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.18
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on raw silk
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.18
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; off center to right, man in blue kimono sitting on yellow mat, has a large orange hat on his head, red jug on floor in front of him, is looking down towards the left of the picture towards a creature. The creature appears man-like, has a monkey type face with re…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man and Winged Creature
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on raw silk
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; off center to right, man in blue kimono sitting on yellow mat, has a large orange hat on his head, red jug on floor in front of him, is looking down towards the left of the picture towards a creature. The creature appears man-like, has a monkey type face with red hair over ears, beard and eyebrows. White wings on shoulders, has a black/blue ribbon and a red ribbon draped over body.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.18
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Man, Boy, Dragon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.17
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on raw silk
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.17
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; old man in pink and blue bordered kimono, left arm raised, boy in blue and brown kimono with books in hands, extended towards dragon, both are facing multi coloured dragon in bottom right corner. Dragon is mostly green, pink underbelly, red shoulders and front o…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man, Boy, Dragon
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on raw silk
- Dimensions
- 32.3 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Raw silk, taupe coloured background; old man in pink and blue bordered kimono, left arm raised, boy in blue and brown kimono with books in hands, extended towards dragon, both are facing multi coloured dragon in bottom right corner. Dragon is mostly green, pink underbelly, red shoulders and front of back leg, red nose, brown trim, is facing left, has mouth open.
- Subject
- figure, male
- child
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.17
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Once they are up there...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.06
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.06
- Description
- The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
1 image
- Title
- Once they are up there...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.06
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.02
- Description
- Reptile, 2 devil-like turtles with long swirly tails, red in ears and mouths.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Panel
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 106.0 cm
- Description
- Reptile, 2 devil-like turtles with long swirly tails, red in ears and mouths.
- Subject
- animal, turtle
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.02
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Some of them like...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.05
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.05
- Description
- The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
1 image
- Title
- Some of them like...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.05
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There are creatures who live...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.02
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.02
- Description
- The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to …
1 image
- Title
- There are creatures who live...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to search for and go after until you've got it.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.02
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There are creatures who sleep...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.08
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.08
- Description
- The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
1 image
- Title
- There are creatures who sleep...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.08
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These are creatures who swim...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.03
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.03
- Description
- The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
1 image
- Title
- These are creatures who swim...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.03
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1974
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.72
- Description
- Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Toongat
- Date
- 1974
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
- Subject
- Inuit
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.72
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