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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 186
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 145
- Unknown 54
- Lorraine Gilbert 52
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 48
- Douglas Curran (1952 – , Canadian) 43
- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 40
- Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian) 40
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 33
- Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian) 18
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 16
- Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian) 15
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Medium
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0261 a,b
- Description
- Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with …
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- Title
- fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Medium
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 23.0 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with insect cage, hunting in reeds. Ladies and cage quilted to create relief. Calligraphy and chop mark on right, obverse plain. Both fans are fabric over bamboo or reed with painted and appliqued designs.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0261 a,b
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One Caribou Swimming
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.01
- Description
- Grey green mottled stone, flat bottomed swimming caribou, head extended, tail up, features defined, eyes and nostrils are holes, mouth carved, 2 holes for antlers, 2 bone antlers, carved.
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- One Caribou Swimming
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 2.9 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- Grey green mottled stone, flat bottomed swimming caribou, head extended, tail up, features defined, eyes and nostrils are holes, mouth carved, 2 holes for antlers, 2 bone antlers, carved.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.01
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole …
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole is drilled into centre back.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.03
- Description
- A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- A swimming bird with head up, flat bottom. Wings carved into side and tail feathers indicated. Eyes and beak carved.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.03
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Animal Sculpture
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- Artist
- Abba
- Date
- c. 1952
- Catalogue Number
- AbA.06.01
- Description
- A walrus is laying on its left side, head up. Incised flippers and facial features. “ABBA E7 416” is engraved on the base. There is also a white label with “395” attached to the base.
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- Artist
- Abba
- Title
- Animal Sculpture
- Date
- c. 1952
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 4.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- A walrus is laying on its left side, head up. Incised flippers and facial features. “ABBA E7 416” is engraved on the base. There is also a white label with “395” attached to the base.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- AbA.06.01
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AbR.06.02
- Description
- Multi-coloured stone, grey/green with yellow and orange throughout, carved large mouth and fins, incised eyes and features on fins and gills.
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- Title
- Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured stone, grey/green with yellow and orange throughout, carved large mouth and fins, incised eyes and features on fins and gills.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AbR.06.02
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AdA.06.01
- Description
- The stone color used here is green with black specks. The otter stands on all four of his short legs with his head up and tail outstretched. The face features and front toes are carved in great detail and inlaid with a white substance. The body of the otter is long, slender and finshed with a smoot…
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- Title
- Otter
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 3.9 x 16.1 cm
- Description
- The stone color used here is green with black specks. The otter stands on all four of his short legs with his head up and tail outstretched. The face features and front toes are carved in great detail and inlaid with a white substance. The body of the otter is long, slender and finshed with a smooth surface.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AdA.06.01
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- Artist
- Agiak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.06.01
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
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- Artist
- Agiak
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.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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Sunrise - Lake Louise
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- Artist
- Douglas Allen (1935 – )
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- commercial reproduction on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AlD.04.01
- Description
- Lake Louise in foreground. Victoria Glacier, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria in background. Glacier is pink.
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- Artist
- Douglas Allen (1935 – )
- Title
- Sunrise - Lake Louise
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- commercial reproduction on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.3 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Lake Louise in foreground. Victoria Glacier, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria in background. Glacier is pink.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- AlD.04.01
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- Date
- prior to 1961
- Catalogue Number
- AmE.06.01
- Description
- Dark green stone, seal lying on stomach with head up, front flippers out to side, back flippers straight back, carved mouth and nostrils, flippers and tail, holes for nostrils, round incised eyes
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- Title
- Seal
- Date
- prior to 1961
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Dark green stone, seal lying on stomach with head up, front flippers out to side, back flippers straight back, carved mouth and nostrils, flippers and tail, holes for nostrils, round incised eyes
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AmE.06.01
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The Magic Teapot
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- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows…
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- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Title
- The Magic Teapot
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows shelves of books, each with a teacup.
- Subject
- mythological
- event
- Tea at the Whyte
- Credit
- Purchased from Katie Anderson, Canmore, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
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- Artist
- Angilosh
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; horn
- Catalogue Number
- AnL.06.01
- Description
- stylized muskox; standing solidly with head outstretched; mouth indicated with saw cut; nostrils only slightly indicated; round eyes 0.3 dia. inset with a yellowish horn; tail and ears carved in; horns ca. 4.0 long are carved to a fine point and base inset onto forehead; horns are carved out of…
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- Artist
- Angilosh
- Title
- Bone Muskox
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- bone; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- stylized muskox; standing solidly with head outstretched; mouth indicated with saw cut; nostrils only slightly indicated; round eyes 0.3 dia. inset with a yellowish horn; tail and ears carved in; horns ca. 4.0 long are carved to a fine point and base inset onto forehead; horns are carved out of horn in a graceful curve and pointing to the front.
- Subject
- animal, muskox
- Inuit
- hooved
- horns
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AnL.06.01
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Untitled (weaving patterns)
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- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.03.01
- Description
- A framed piece of graph paper with six patterns of different sizes. There are notations on the bottom and side for each one. The work is done with India ink and pencil; six different ways of threading with one tie-up (the same tie-ups on the six examples) woven as drawn in. Measurements: top left a…
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- Title
- Untitled (weaving patterns)
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 56.5 cm
- Description
- A framed piece of graph paper with six patterns of different sizes. There are notations on the bottom and side for each one. The work is done with India ink and pencil; six different ways of threading with one tie-up (the same tie-ups on the six examples) woven as drawn in. Measurements: top left and bottom left (14.8cmx14.8cm wide), middle top (14.5cm square), middle bottom(14.2cm square), top right (14.4cmx14.4cm wide) and bottom right (14.2cmx14.4cm wide).
- Subject
- weaving
- pattern
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.03.01
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 c
- Description
- A dark brown and off-white sample of crackle weave design.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- A dark brown and off-white sample of crackle weave design.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 c
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 b
- Description
- A hand woven sample of bound weaving, humanesque style, in wool and rayon in colours of red, black, yellow, blue white and brown. There are rows of designs, most notably a row of girls and a row of boys.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- A hand woven sample of bound weaving, humanesque style, in wool and rayon in colours of red, black, yellow, blue white and brown. There are rows of designs, most notably a row of girls and a row of boys.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 b
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Untitled (table mat)
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 l
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen.
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- Title
- Untitled (table mat)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 l
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Untitled (table mat)
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 m
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen.
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- Title
- Untitled (table mat)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 m
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Untitled (table mat)
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 n
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen. There is a white tag with “Mary Andrews” in blue sewn on the back.
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- Title
- Untitled (table mat)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A table mat woven in orange linen. There is a white tag with “Mary Andrews” in blue sewn on the back.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.005 n
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Untitled (placemat)
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.007 d
- Description
- A handwoven, slub cotton placemat, in purple and orange colours, with orange fringes.
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- Title
- Untitled (placemat)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- A handwoven, slub cotton placemat, in purple and orange colours, with orange fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.007 d
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