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- Peter or Catharine Whyte 53
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 37
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 34
- Robin Sturdy (1946 – 1998, Canadian) 31
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- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 11
- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 10
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 10
- James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian) 5
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 4
- A. M. Blackstone 3
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Portrait of Enos Hunter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.02.01
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.02.01
- Description
- Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.
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- Title
- Portrait of Enos Hunter
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 59.7 x 49.6 cm
- Description
- Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Enos Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.02.01
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Untitled [Two Ducks]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.08
- 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.
1 image
- 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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- 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.
1 image
- 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 [Seated Japanese man]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.11
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- sculpture
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.11
- Description
- Hotei (one of seven gods of Bliss) sits on the ground holding a basket with a smile on his roly poly face. Both hands are holding onto the basket and consequently folded across his chest. The colour of the figure is a very dark colour with hints of red-brown where the light hits it.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Seated Japanese man]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- sculpture
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- Hotei (one of seven gods of Bliss) sits on the ground holding a basket with a smile on his roly poly face. Both hands are holding onto the basket and consequently folded across his chest. The colour of the figure is a very dark colour with hints of red-brown where the light hits it.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.11
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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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Untitled [Peter Whyte]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbrt.03.01
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BrT.03.01
- Description
- A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled [Peter Whyte]
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 22.3 cm
- Description
- A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BrT.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
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Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.11%20a%2cb
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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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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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Sealskin Hunter and Bear
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.18
- Description
- A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a …
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- Unknown
- Title
- Sealskin Hunter and Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 20.5 cm
- Description
- A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a woven grass circle. The man has painted black features and a skin fringe hanging from the edges of his parka. The polar bear has painted features and an open mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.18
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Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.23%20a%2cb
- 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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- 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.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.23 a,b
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