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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.

Subject: animal; caribou; elk; swimming

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.

Subject: animal; bear; bird; group; pair

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AaL.06.02 a,b

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Bird

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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.

Subject: animal; bird

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.

Subject: animal; walrus; seal; aquatic

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: AbA.06.01

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Fish

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Artist: Abraham Nastapoka (1900 – 1981, Canadian)

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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Artist: Abraham Nastapoka (1900 – 1981, Canadian)

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.

Subject: aquatic; fish

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AbR.06.02

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Otter

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Artist: Adamie Niviaxie (1925 – , Canadian)

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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Artist: Adamie Niviaxie (1925 – , Canadian)

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.

Subject: animal; otter; aquatic

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AdA.06.01

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Crowsnest Pass

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Artist: George James Angliss (1921 – 1991, Canadian )

Date: c. 1984

Medium: oil on linen

Catalogue Number: AgG.02.01

Description: Off in the distance is wall of blue mountains. Darker blue areas on the mountains represent the tree line. In the middle and foreground are rolling areas of yellow land separated by rows and lines of dark green trees. The sky is covered in white clouds with bits of blue showing through.

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Artist: George James Angliss (1921 – 1991, Canadian )

Title: Crowsnest Pass

Date: c. 1984

Medium: oil on linen

Dimensions: 46.0 x 61.0 cm

Description: Off in the distance is wall of blue mountains. Darker blue areas on the mountains represent the tree line. In the middle and foreground are rolling areas of yellow land separated by rows and lines of dark green trees. The sky is covered in white clouds with bits of blue showing through.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Crowsnest Pass

Credit: Gift of Kay Angliss, Penticton, 1998

Catalogue Number: AgG.02.01

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Bird

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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.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AgI.06.01

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Kayaks and Caribou

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Artist: Luke Anguhadluq (1895 – 1982, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: stonecut on paper

Catalogue Number: AgS.04.01

Description: Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]

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Artist: Luke Anguhadluq (1895 – 1982, Canadian)

Title: Kayaks and Caribou

Date: 1971

Medium: stonecut on paper

Dimensions: 61.7 x 99.1 cm

Description: Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]

Subject: transportation; kayak; animal; caribou; hunting

Credit: Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1972

Catalogue Number: AgS.04.01

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Summit of the Rockies and Mt. Field

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Artist: James Alfred Aitken (1846 – 1897, Scottish)

Date: c. 1886

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: AiJ.05.01

Description: The scene is comprised mainly of a mountain and a lake. The lake takes up approx. 1/2 of the work, and is cropped in the brc by the frame. The blc is the shoreline of the lake. On the right and left side of the piece, just above the lake, the beginning of two treed mountain sides head out of the…

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Artist: James Alfred Aitken (1846 – 1897, Scottish)

Title: Summit of the Rockies and Mt. Field

Date: c. 1886

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: The scene is comprised mainly of a mountain and a lake. The lake takes up approx. 1/2 of the work, and is cropped in the brc by the frame. The blc is the shoreline of the lake. On the right and left side of the piece, just above the lake, the beginning of two treed mountain sides head out of the picture frame. These two slopes frame a clear mountain in the background which is centered in the middle of the piece. They sky is quite cloudy.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Field

Credit: Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997

Catalogue Number: AiJ.05.01

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Large seal

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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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Seal

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Artist: Amidlak (1897 – 1961, Canadian)

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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Artist: Amidlak (1897 – 1961, Canadian)

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

Subject: animal; seal

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: AmE.06.01

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Seal Hunter

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Artist: Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: AnA.04.01

Description: A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.

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Artist: Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)

Title: Seal Hunter

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 52.7 x 30.1 cm

Description: A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.

Subject: figure, male; activity, hunting; animal, fish

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: AnA.04.01

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Bone Muskox

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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 (sample)

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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

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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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

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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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

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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Artist: Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian)

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.