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Eagle Feeding Young

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.10

Description: A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Eagle Feeding Young

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 45.7 x 65.5 cm

Description: A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.10

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Eagle in Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.22

Description: A back view of an eagle looking up to the top right of picture, the bottom half has branches and blossoms of a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Eagle in Tree

Date: n.d.

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 47.5 x 17.2 cm

Description: A back view of an eagle looking up to the top right of picture, the bottom half has branches and blossoms of a tree.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.22

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Untitled [Two Ducks]

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink and colour on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.08

Description: Colour: brown, green, purple on white; two ducks in the lower right corner; the male faces left and has his head up; the female hides behind facing out.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Untitled [Two Ducks]

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink and colour on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: Colour: brown, green, purple on white; two ducks in the lower right corner; the male faces left and has his head up; the female hides behind facing out.

Subject: animal, bird; duck

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.08

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Owl

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1950

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.07

Description: A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Owl

Date: c. 1950

Dimensions: 16.0 x 8.0 x 14.5 cm

Description: A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.

Subject: animal, bird; owl

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.07

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Owl with Young

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.26 a-d

Description: mottled green stone; flying owl feeding 2 young in nest; carved owl has wings outstretched 15.0; body length 9.0; round inlaid eyes; ivory legs stick ca. 0.7; base (11.0x7.0x5.6) has a ledge on which is a nest; 2 holes drilled in nest; hole drilled dexter side; 2 small stone owls with necks ou…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Owl with Young

Date: prior to 1962

Description: mottled green stone; flying owl feeding 2 young in nest; carved owl has wings outstretched 15.0; body length 9.0; round inlaid eyes; ivory legs stick ca. 0.7; base (11.0x7.0x5.6) has a ledge on which is a nest; 2 holes drilled in nest; hole drilled dexter side; 2 small stone owls with necks outstretched; hole in bottom centre with wood pegs to sit in nest; 8.5 long x 0.3 dia ivory pegs sticks into side of base and bottom of large owl enabling the owl to hover over nest.

Subject: animal, bird; owl; group; chicks; fledgeling; nest

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.26 a-d

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Ivory Crib Board

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.47 a-e

Description: ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Ivory Crib Board

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 3.2 x 35.0 cm

Description: ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs; 4 holes on end to hold pegs; 4 bone pegs ca. 0.4 long: 2 paddles, 2 flags

Subject: animal, bird; activity, game

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.47 a-e

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Bird

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.53

Description: Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bird

Date: n.d.

Dimensions: 6.3 x 2.7 x 11.5 cm

Description: Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.53

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Owl

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.56

Description: scratched Inuit symbols on base; fat owl, perched, with wings outspread; detailed eyes, bill.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Owl

Date: n.d.

Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.5 x 11.3 cm

Description: scratched Inuit symbols on base; fat owl, perched, with wings outspread; detailed eyes, bill.

Subject: animal, bird; owl

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.56

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Bird

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.58

Description: Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bird

Date: n.d.

Dimensions: 6.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm

Description: Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.58

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Man with Loon

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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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Bald Eagle

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.70

Description: Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bald Eagle

Date: n.d.

Dimensions: 13.2 x 6.7 x 9.2 cm

Description: Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.

Subject: animal, bird; bald eagle

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.70

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Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.08.23 a,b

Description: Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 11.0 x 18.0 x 38.5 cm

Description: Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.