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- James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian) 3
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 2
- Charles Barlow Wilson 1
- Charles Fraser Comfort (1900 – 1994, Canadian) 1
- Frederic S. Remington (1861 – 1909, American) 1
- Harry Brett ( – 1925, Canadian) 1
- Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 – 2013, Canadian) 1
- Sheelaky Tapungai (1902 – 1985, Canadian) 1
- Sonia de Grandmaison (1912 – 2000, Canadian) 1
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BrH.05.01
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26 x 19 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- BrH.05.01
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Man Calling to Birds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactshl.04.01
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShL.04.01
- Description
- Three blackbirds in silhouette all facing to the right, wings up; bird on left has a stylized face on the top of his tail; br and Inuit man, dark red, has arms and legs outstretched; stylized features.
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- Title
- Man Calling to Birds
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 76.2 cm
- Description
- Three blackbirds in silhouette all facing to the right, wings up; bird on left has a stylized face on the top of his tail; br and Inuit man, dark red, has arms and legs outstretched; stylized features.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ShL.04.01
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Inuit Hunter Spearing Seal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactken.04.02
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.02
- Description
- tlc is a line rendering of an igloo with 2 humps; a parka clad man has his right arm raised and holding a speear which is pointing downwards towards a seal; the man and seal are black, the parka and leggings have white trim; off the right of the picture is an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. with letter i…
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- Title
- Inuit Hunter Spearing Seal
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- tlc is a line rendering of an igloo with 2 humps; a parka clad man has his right arm raised and holding a speear which is pointing downwards towards a seal; the man and seal are black, the parka and leggings have white trim; off the right of the picture is an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. with letter inside;Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kenoyouk”Back reads “#274 - DoR/Fg 1962-19”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.02
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Untitled [Will Rogers]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwic.04.01
- Artist
- Charles Barlow Wilson
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WiC.04.01
- Description
- Brown and white head portrait of Will Rogers on cream coloured paper. Will is wearing a suit jacket, shirt and tie and is facing toward the right of the image.
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- Artist
- Charles Barlow Wilson
- Title
- Untitled [Will Rogers]
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- print on paper
- Description
- Brown and white head portrait of Will Rogers on cream coloured paper. Will is wearing a suit jacket, shirt and tie and is facing toward the right of the image.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Will Rogers
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- WiC.04.01
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- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- CfC.01.01
- Description
- An oil painting entitled “Hommage” as an hommage to Manet’s “Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe”.Blue and white label on back reads:Royal Canadian Academy of Arts YEAR 1968ARTISTS NAME Charles F. Comfort LLD RCAADDRESS 28 Blvd. Alexandre Tache Hull P.Q.TITLE HOMMAGE PRICE: $4500.ooSIZE H X W 59” x 72” M…
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- Title
- Hommage
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 128.0 x 184.0 cm
- Description
- An oil painting entitled “Hommage” as an hommage to Manet’s “Le Dejeuner Sur L’Herbe”.Blue and white label on back reads:Royal Canadian Academy of Arts YEAR 1968ARTISTS NAME Charles F. Comfort LLD RCAADDRESS 28 Blvd. Alexandre Tache Hull P.Q.TITLE HOMMAGE PRICE: $4500.ooSIZE H X W 59” x 72” MEDIUM oil on CanvasRed sticker underneath Member R.C.Awritten trhc in black felt pen: #44 See narrative for information regarding the painting.
- Subject
- picnic lunch
- nude, female
- male
- Credit
- Gift of , 2003
- Catalogue Number
- CfC.01.01
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Inuit Boy at Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.169
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.169
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
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- Title
- Inuit Boy at Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.169
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Inuit Boy, Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.176
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.176
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
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- Title
- Inuit Boy, Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of an Inuk boy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.176
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The Man from Big Stone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.04
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.04
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.
- Title
- The Man from Big Stone
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.04
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The Man in a Fur Coat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.05
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.05
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.
- Title
- The Man in a Fur Coat
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.1 x 28.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.05
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Reflection on a Great Grandfather
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- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.07
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.
- Title
- Reflection on a Great Grandfather
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.07
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Untitled (Three Indians on Horseback in Snowstorm)
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- Date
- 1888 – 1909
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ReF.04.01
- Description
- Three figures on horseback, riding to the left of the picture; they are all dressed warmly, with blankets over their legs; the horses are knee deep in snow, which is swirling around; the two front Indians faces are coloured light brown, the second has 2 yellow feathers in his fur cap; the third rid…
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- Title
- Untitled (Three Indians on Horseback in Snowstorm)
- Date
- 1888 – 1909
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.9 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- Three figures on horseback, riding to the left of the picture; they are all dressed warmly, with blankets over their legs; the horses are knee deep in snow, which is swirling around; the two front Indians faces are coloured light brown, the second has 2 yellow feathers in his fur cap; the third rider is quite indistinct.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ReF.04.01
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J.F. Kennedy 1917 - 1963
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- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- on wood
- Catalogue Number
- DgS.16.01
- Description
- Portrait relief of John F. Kennedy.
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- Title
- J.F. Kennedy 1917 - 1963
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- on wood
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Portrait relief of John F. Kennedy.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- John F. Kennedy
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DgS.16.01
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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Food Storage Jar
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on…
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- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Spheroid container with small neck and opening topped with loose fitting, domed lid which rests over jar neck. Overall white glaze with landscape including three figures, and lid has single figure on it. Calligraphy painted on bottom which has a trimmed foot. Pink and turquoise scroll decoration on jar near neck possibly created with wax resist technique.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0059
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- male
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
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Commemorative Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0106
- Date
- 1892 – 1895
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0106
- Description
- A long, horizontal orange brooch pin with picture of horseman with sword drawn riding white charger, and dates "1688 1690". Orange cellulose fits over shaped metal, copper? backing and is held in place by a thin brass coloured frame which clips over the edges of the backing. Back of pin has long p…
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1892 – 1895
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 1.3 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- A long, horizontal orange brooch pin with picture of horseman with sword drawn riding white charger, and dates "1688 1690". Orange cellulose fits over shaped metal, copper? backing and is held in place by a thin brass coloured frame which clips over the edges of the backing. Back of pin has long pin like bar which fastens in hook clasp, with a shorter, sharp pin just above it. Marks: on back, under pin clasp, "The ----teheads/ Newark" at the bottom, "Pat. Oct. 18.92 Mar. 7.93".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0106
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
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Miniature Fan Collection
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan Collection
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
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- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
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- Date
- 1968 – 1973
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0054 a,b
- Description
- Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawlin…
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- Title
- Mukluks
- Date
- 1968 – 1973
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 11.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawling, both with harpoons, and entire motif repeated on opposite side. Blue panel on instep is bound with bright red bias tape.
- Subject
- households
- hunting and fishing
- figure
- male
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0054 a,b
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