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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 62
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 58
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- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 25
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 24
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 19
- James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian) 17
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- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 13
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- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 8
- Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Loon
- Date
- 1965
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- loon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
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Seal Group of 4
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.16 a-d
- Description
- Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Seal Group of 4
- Date
- 1962
- Description
- Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features inscribed.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.16 a-d
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Camp Life and Animals
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkia.04.02
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.02
- Description
- Print of various animals and five (5) people, one (1) bird, stylized features but very expressive; the images are shaded grey; embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside in BRC; Bottom reads “24/50 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#35”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
1 image
- Title
- Camp Life and Animals
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.1 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Print of various animals and five (5) people, one (1) bird, stylized features but very expressive; the images are shaded grey; embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside in BRC; Bottom reads “24/50 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#35”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.02
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Men in Umiak with Animals
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.03
- Description
- Grey engraved images; 3 men standing on umiak, 7 animals around them; Bottom reads “23/50 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#36”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
1 image
- Title
- Men in Umiak with Animals
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Grey engraved images; 3 men standing on umiak, 7 animals around them; Bottom reads “23/50 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#36”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.03
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Men in Canoe and Kayak
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.05
- Description
- Grey engrave images; 2 men in canoe centre right, lower left a man in a kayak; various animals; mostly seals floating over picture; off the bottom right of picture an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside; Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#267 DOR/FG 1962-44”Canadian Esk…
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- Title
- Men in Canoe and Kayak
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.3 x 28.8 cm
- Description
- Grey engrave images; 2 men in canoe centre right, lower left a man in a kayak; various animals; mostly seals floating over picture; off the bottom right of picture an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside; Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#267 DOR/FG 1962-44”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.05
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Spirit Animals
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.06
- Description
- Print of animals and birds; grey, stylized renderings floating on the image, 2 are standing on top of different animals or birds; embossed circle 2.8 dia with letters inside; Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#266 DOR/FL 1962-18”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop i…
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- Title
- Spirit Animals
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- Print of animals and birds; grey, stylized renderings floating on the image, 2 are standing on top of different animals or birds; embossed circle 2.8 dia with letters inside; Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#266 DOR/FL 1962-18”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Subject
- spirit animals
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.06
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Nine Arctic Birds
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.01
- Description
- Two rows of bird silhouettes; top row has 5 birds, all different in various poses, roughly the same size; the bottom row has 4 birds, all different, 2 on left same size as the top row, 2 bottom right are larger; they are all a light gray/blue with darker at tips; the centre top bird has some brown;…
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- Title
- Nine Arctic Birds
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.5; 39.2 x 49.0; 63.5 cm
- Description
- Two rows of bird silhouettes; top row has 5 birds, all different in various poses, roughly the same size; the bottom row has 4 birds, all different, 2 on left same size as the top row, 2 bottom right are larger; they are all a light gray/blue with darker at tips; the centre top bird has some brown; artists chop has 2 red boxes with symbols and an igloo; written in pencil in English from left bottom edge: Nine Arctic Birds Skin Stencil 9/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island 1960 Kiakshuk.
- Subject
- animal, bird, group
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.01
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Walrus Hunting
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.17
- Description
- Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Walrus Hunting
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
- Subject
- animal, seal
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.17
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter on Ice
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.
- Subject
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.19
- Description
- Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Weasel
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 2.5 x 16.4 cm
- Description
- Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
- Subject
- animal, weasel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.19
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.21
- Description
- Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Twin Walruses
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
- Subject
- animal, walrus
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.21
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Ancient Meeting
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.10
- Description
- Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
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- Title
- Ancient Meeting
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 63.7 x 48.3 cm
- Description
- Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.10
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Kikqavik and the Hunter
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.08
- Description
- Black silhouettes of a hunter and three (3) birds and one animal/bird; all figures stylized and exaggerated;
1 image
- Title
- Kikqavik and the Hunter
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 50 x 50.5 cm
- Description
- Black silhouettes of a hunter and three (3) birds and one animal/bird; all figures stylized and exaggerated;
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.08
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.09
- Description
- Bold black silhouette of a woman, frontal view, seated on a 2 legged school; stylized features, including fingers; parka decoration spots on collar, strips at wrists, hem and leggings;
1 image
- Title
- Baffin Woman
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.5 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Bold black silhouette of a woman, frontal view, seated on a 2 legged school; stylized features, including fingers; parka decoration spots on collar, strips at wrists, hem and leggings;
- Subject
- woman
- Baffin
- silhouette
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.09
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A Fishing Expedition
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- A Fishing Expedition
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 42.7 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bubba Peibi
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 20.9 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.02
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Inuit Man
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
- Subject
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
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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
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.05
- Description
- The head of a small Indiginous girl, with braids, headband and feathers.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Indian Girl
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- The head of a small Indiginous girl, with braids, headband and feathers.
- Subject
- figure, child
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.05
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.06
- Description
- Head of a small Indigenous girl, short hair, cow lick, green headband with a feather.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Indian Girl
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Head of a small Indigenous girl, short hair, cow lick, green headband with a feather.
- Subject
- figure, child
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.06
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