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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
- Subject
- decorative
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0001
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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- Title
- Beaded Armlet
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0129%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty…
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty No. 7 on top and 1877 on the bottom. A piece of buckskin is looped through the ring on top of the medal so it can be worn around the neck. (b) a maroon fibre drawstring bag with a tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s writing “Johnny Bearspaw - medal - July 1977 brought it back”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Dimensions
- 87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
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High Top Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0046%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool stri…
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- Title
- High Top Moccasins
- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 9.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool strings with pompons at the ends. Each moccasin has a foot liner of white blanket material,wool, which is edged in neat pink stitches. Each liner is cut from a single piece of blanket, moccasin style.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
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Untitled [Native Man]
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- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.01
- Description
- A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…
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- Title
- Untitled [Native Man]
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.01
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Chief Sitting Bull
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspe.02.03
- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- oil on canvas on board
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.02.03
- Description
- Study of an man sitting on a rock, he holds a pipe across his knees, his hair is braided and he wears one feather in it.
- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Title
- Chief Sitting Bull
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- oil on canvas on board
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Study of an man sitting on a rock, he holds a pipe across his knees, his hair is braided and he wears one feather in it.
- Subject
- figure, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.02.03
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Lukasie Angiyou, Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.297
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.297
- Description
- Facial portrait of a boy. The boy is smiling. His skin is coloured red-brown with tints of red blended in. The boy's features are defined with brown paint. The boy has a cap of blue-black hair. His shoulders are visible and he is wearing a blue shirt with a vest of light grey-tan. Touches of ochre …
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- Title
- Lukasie Angiyou, Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Facial portrait of a boy. The boy is smiling. His skin is coloured red-brown with tints of red blended in. The boy's features are defined with brown paint. The boy has a cap of blue-black hair. His shoulders are visible and he is wearing a blue shirt with a vest of light grey-tan. Touches of ochre blended into the vest help separate it from the background.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.297
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Lizzie Irquasiak, Samisa's Daughter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.298
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.298
- Description
- Facial portrait of a young woman under the hood of her parka. The woman is gazing at the viewer surrounded by the fur trim of her jacket's hood. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of brown and red blended in. She also has short black hair. The fur trim of her hood is coloured light …
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- Title
- Lizzie Irquasiak, Samisa's Daughter
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Facial portrait of a young woman under the hood of her parka. The woman is gazing at the viewer surrounded by the fur trim of her jacket's hood. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of brown and red blended in. She also has short black hair. The fur trim of her hood is coloured light tan with highlights of white, and shadows of ochre and brown, or blue. The woman is wearing a light blue shirt under her jacket.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.298
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Joseph Amarualik
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.299
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.299
- Description
- Facial portrait of a man wearing a fur jacket. The man's face has close-set eyes and strong jaws. His solemn gaze does not seem to be directed at the viewer. His face is coloured red-brown with tints of red and violet-grey blended in. The figure's face is outlined in black and his short hair is bl…
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- Title
- Joseph Amarualik
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Facial portrait of a man wearing a fur jacket. The man's face has close-set eyes and strong jaws. His solemn gaze does not seem to be directed at the viewer. His face is coloured red-brown with tints of red and violet-grey blended in. The figure's face is outlined in black and his short hair is black and brown. The man's fur collar is coloured light tan with touches of ochre. The collar has white and yellow highlights, and shadows of brown and grey-brown. The background is light grey-tan.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.299
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.296
- Description
- Facial portrait of a woman in a fur parka with the hood down. The firgure's head is visible in a sea of fur. The dark brown trim of the hood of the woman's jacket forms a circle which sits in front of and behind her head. Light tan fur with areas in grey shadow separates the woman's head from the r…
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- Title
- Nanook's Wife
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Facial portrait of a woman in a fur parka with the hood down. The firgure's head is visible in a sea of fur. The dark brown trim of the hood of the woman's jacket forms a circle which sits in front of and behind her head. Light tan fur with areas in grey shadow separates the woman's head from the ring of dark brown. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of orange and pink blended in. The woman is smiling. She has short hair (coloured brown, black and grey) which forms a thin semicircle about her head.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.296
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.04
- Description
- Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the bac…
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- Title
- Just Playing
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the background are a gentle range of hills.Au verso printed in pencil “JUST PLAYING”, rhtc “115” encircled, blhc “20” encircled with “25” on top
- Subject
- figures, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.04
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1065%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" inscribed on centre of plaque. Bottom of wooden base is stamped with “ANC CALGARY 723 10th Ave S.W. PHONE 263-1150 M46--.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.3002
- Description
- Metal blade curves down at ends to wooden handles. One side soldered and a different handle form opposite side. Tag: "Old Chiniquay 50 yrs. old brought by Louis Labelle Aug. 1, 1969."
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- Title
- Drawknife
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Metal blade curves down at ends to wooden handles. One side soldered and a different handle form opposite side. Tag: "Old Chiniquay 50 yrs. old brought by Louis Labelle Aug. 1, 1969."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- woodworking
- Chiniquay
- Louis Labelle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.3002
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2…
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- Title
- Cooking Pot
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.7 (b) x 30.0 (b) x 31.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm) stored in (f).e) Small pot (12.6 x 10.0 x 11.5 cm) stored in (d).f) Blackened pot (16.2 x 18.0 x 19.5 cm) sitting in shallow blue and white enamel bowl with tag attached with CRW's writing: "West end Chiniki Lake AD Oct 27 '69"
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Subject
- Portrait
- child
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
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