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- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 4
- Iola 4
- Isa Aqiattusuk Smiler (1921 – 1986, Canadian) 4
- Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian) 4
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian) 3
- Davidee Saumik (1925 – 1984, Canadian) 3
- Daniel 2
- Isa Oomayoualook (1915 – 1976, Canadian) 2
- Samwillie Amidlak (1902 – 1984, Canadian) 2
- Sima Tuki (1911 – 1967, Canadian) 2
- Adamie Niviaxie (1925 – , Canadian) 1
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- SiD.06.01
- Description
- Caribou lying with hind legs folded and front legs folded under chest; detail on head and at tail, smoothly shaped. Two long, forked antlers [made from caribou antler] are removable, underside reveals carved hind hooves. Syllabics and 1592 scratched on base; Simotic label removed from bottom. Deci…
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- Title
- Caribou
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 8.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Caribou lying with hind legs folded and front legs folded under chest; detail on head and at tail, smoothly shaped. Two long, forked antlers [made from caribou antler] are removable, underside reveals carved hind hooves. Syllabics and 1592 scratched on base; Simotic label removed from bottom. Deciphering of syllabics on bottom indicated spellings of Simaotik or Simautik and are presumed to be the same Port Harrison artist as Simotic indicated on this piece, reference Sculpture/Inuit, U. of Toronto Press, Item #403 and Sculpture of the Eskimo, Swinton, Geo., items 132, 255.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SiD.06.01
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- Artist
- Sarolie
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SaR.06.01 a-c
- Description
- Dark grey stone. Standing caribou with head held high. Legs are very solid, slightly bent at knees, hooves are very well defined on all fours including underside. Carved features, ears and tail. Eyes and nose incised. Two holes on forehead for antlers. Antlers are carved out of ivory, ca. 7.…
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- Artist
- Sarolie
- Title
- Caribou
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 9.7 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Dark grey stone. Standing caribou with head held high. Legs are very solid, slightly bent at knees, hooves are very well defined on all fours including underside. Carved features, ears and tail. Eyes and nose incised. Two holes on forehead for antlers. Antlers are carved out of ivory, ca. 7.2 long. Front left leg has been broken off and reglued.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SaR.06.01 a-c
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Christmas on the Ranch
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- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.04.20
- Description
- Four horses next to corral in winter. Falling snow on blue background.
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- Title
- Christmas on the Ranch
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- Four horses next to corral in winter. Falling snow on blue background.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.04.20
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- Date
- c. 1965
- Catalogue Number
- CoR.06.01
- Description
- Dark stone sculpture of a fish. Incised details on face.
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- Title
- Fish
- Date
- c. 1965
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 3.6 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Dark stone sculpture of a fish. Incised details on face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- CoR.06.01
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- Artist
- Joshipe
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- JoS.06.01
- Description
- Fish angled downward, with tail at higher point than head which rests on flat bottomed base, detail of spots from gill to tail, scoring on all fins, detailed head. Scratched Joshipe and E-91481 on base. Possibly purchased by CRW on 1968 Povungnituk trip.
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- Artist
- Joshipe
- Title
- Fish
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 16.2 x 6.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Fish angled downward, with tail at higher point than head which rests on flat bottomed base, detail of spots from gill to tail, scoring on all fins, detailed head. Scratched Joshipe and E-91481 on base. Possibly purchased by CRW on 1968 Povungnituk trip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- JoS.06.01
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- Artist
- Lucassie Kumarluk (1921 – )
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- LuC.06.01
- Description
- A dark gray/ green stone carved into a fish. The fish sits on a 3.0 dia. base and has deeply cut mouth and fins. There is a spiney fin down the back to the tail and on each side at the bottom. The round eyes and small dots along body are filled with white substance.
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- Artist
- Lucassie Kumarluk (1921 – )
- Title
- Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 5.5 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- A dark gray/ green stone carved into a fish. The fish sits on a 3.0 dia. base and has deeply cut mouth and fins. There is a spiney fin down the back to the tail and on each side at the bottom. The round eyes and small dots along body are filled with white substance.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- LuC.06.01
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Fisherman in Kayak
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- KaK.06.01 a-h
- Description
- Fully equipped fishing kayak with man and catch. (a) Kayak 3.3x32.8x3.8, flat bottom and top. Four holes drilled on both edges 9.5 and 16.0 from tip through which sinew is looped and tied. 3 round holes towards back to secure b, c, and d. (b) fisherman 5.5x4.0x4.6, carved face, parka hood off hi…
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- Title
- Fisherman in Kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; sinew
- Description
- Fully equipped fishing kayak with man and catch. (a) Kayak 3.3x32.8x3.8, flat bottom and top. Four holes drilled on both edges 9.5 and 16.0 from tip through which sinew is looped and tied. 3 round holes towards back to secure b, c, and d. (b) fisherman 5.5x4.0x4.6, carved face, parka hood off his head. Arms extended with slits to hold the paddle (f): 15.0 long. (c) float 2.7x5.5x2.6, sinew tied into pack ca. 21.0 long and looped into (g) harpoon 10.5 long. (d) seal 2.0x5.3x2.0 has a hole drilled into back with a peg to go into kayak. Peg is cellophane tape covered string. (e) knife .3x7.2x1.2 (h) spear .3x8.5x1.0, hook on e end, hand grip the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KaK.06.01 a-h
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- PoP.06.01
- Description
- A goose is sitting back on its haunches, neck bent over in a graceful swoop so that its head is quite near its feet. It has a form in its mouth that extends to under its feet, forming the base of the sculpture. Wing shapes are carved on both sides, 3 toenails on each webbed foot, eyes and nostrils …
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- Title
- Goose Eating
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 11.5 x 26 cm
- Description
- A goose is sitting back on its haunches, neck bent over in a graceful swoop so that its head is quite near its feet. It has a form in its mouth that extends to under its feet, forming the base of the sculpture. Wing shapes are carved on both sides, 3 toenails on each webbed foot, eyes and nostrils are incised. A light scraped shape begins behind the eyes and goes under its head. The shape coming out of its mouth is incised into fine lines. Peter - Pov and 72008 scratched into bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- PoP.06.01
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Goose with Goslings
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.01 a-c
- Description
- Dark grey stone, mother goose has a gracefully curved neck with her head held high. Carved head, wings and feet. Inscribed colour band under neck. Gosling (b) 3.7x4.0 gosling (c) 3.4x4.0, both are nicely carved, head up, round eyes.
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- Title
- Goose with Goslings
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 4.5 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Dark grey stone, mother goose has a gracefully curved neck with her head held high. Carved head, wings and feet. Inscribed colour band under neck. Gosling (b) 3.7x4.0 gosling (c) 3.4x4.0, both are nicely carved, head up, round eyes.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.01 a-c
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- 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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- 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
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.08
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.50 a-c
- Description
- Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers e…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Group of Seals
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 3.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers evident, head turned slightly back and to the right. All 3 have faintly defined features.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.50 a-c
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Group of Walrus
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- Artist
- Isa Sew
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SeW.06.01
- Description
- Grey stone. Three walrus carved out of one stone. Two in front have ivory tusks, ca. 4.0 long, one behind and between the others does not. Carved features with small round eyes, whiskers incised. Two front walrus have open mouths.
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- Artist
- Isa Sew
- Title
- Group of Walrus
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 25.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Grey stone. Three walrus carved out of one stone. Two in front have ivory tusks, ca. 4.0 long, one behind and between the others does not. Carved features with small round eyes, whiskers incised. Two front walrus have open mouths.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SeW.06.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.79
- Description
- grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Horned Owl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
- Subject
- animal
- bird
- owl
- horned owl;
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.79
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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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igluviga scene
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- Artist
- Evetalegak
- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- EvE.06.01
- Description
- Wooden sculpture showing two figures standing in side of a circular structure that is topped with a wooden dome. There are tools, a sled, and a dog outside of the structure. The removable dome has a small window covered in resin/plastic.
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- Artist
- Evetalegak
- Title
- igluviga scene
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 11.2 x 16.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden sculpture showing two figures standing in side of a circular structure that is topped with a wooden dome. There are tools, a sled, and a dog outside of the structure. The removable dome has a small window covered in resin/plastic.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- EvE.06.01
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Ivory kayak scene
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figu…
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Title
- Ivory kayak scene
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 3.6 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figure with a paddle in both hands ready for action. There is a ivory caribou swimming to the front and left of the kayak.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
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- Artist
- Alasuak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AlA.06.01
- Description
- A very large seal carved from a medium gray stone leans on his side with one flipper upward. The seal's head has detailed carving for the mouth and eye areas. Wisker detail has been incised in to the face . The seal sits on a larger base that is attached and carved out of the same stone.On the base…
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- Artist
- Alasuak
- Title
- Large seal
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 18.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A very large seal carved from a medium gray stone leans on his side with one flipper upward. The seal's head has detailed carving for the mouth and eye areas. Wisker detail has been incised in to the face . The seal sits on a larger base that is attached and carved out of the same stone.On the base of the sculpture, there is a carved inscription that reads “ ALASUAK 261121”
- Subject
- animal
- seal; Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AlA.06.01
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SaW.06.02
- Description
- dark green mottled stone, lemming stands firmly on 4 short legs, no details. Carved tail and ears, small round holes for eyes and nostrils, incised mouth.
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- Title
- Lemming
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- dark green mottled stone, lemming stands firmly on 4 short legs, no details. Carved tail and ears, small round holes for eyes and nostrils, incised mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SaW.06.02
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- Artist
- Lydia
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- LyD.06.01
- Description
- Lemming hunched over rock base; rounded figure with details at feet and on head; scratched on base Lydia E91338; discarded label says Lemming #22 Community Povungnetuk, Artist Lydia on Canadian Eskimo Art tag label.
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- Artist
- Lydia
- Title
- Lemming
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Lemming hunched over rock base; rounded figure with details at feet and on head; scratched on base Lydia E91338; discarded label says Lemming #22 Community Povungnetuk, Artist Lydia on Canadian Eskimo Art tag label.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- LyD.06.01
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- SmL.06.01
- Description
- Seal standing on hind legs on small mounded base with front paws clasped in front; rounded but detailed head and paws; scratched on base Levi Smith E91326. Reference Plate 329, Sculpture/Inuit, University of Toronto Press and Number 384, Swinton, Geo., Sculpture of the Eskimo.
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- Title
- Lemming
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 4.3 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Seal standing on hind legs on small mounded base with front paws clasped in front; rounded but detailed head and paws; scratched on base Levi Smith E91326. Reference Plate 329, Sculpture/Inuit, University of Toronto Press and Number 384, Swinton, Geo., Sculpture of the Eskimo.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SmL.06.01
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