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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bear Spirit Totem
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
Subject
mythological
animal
bear
totem
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
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Bird Group in Caribou Antler

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird Group in Caribou Antler
Date
prior to 1962
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
Subject
animal
bird
flying
flight
group
antler
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Black Bear
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
Subject
bear
black bear
teeth
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bone Narwhal
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
2.5 x 1.6 x 7.5 cm
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
Subject
animal
narwhal
whale
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.37
Description
Scene of Canmore street with Chinaman's Peak in background. Canmore in pencil blc, signed W.J. Phillips brc. Was mailed in off-white A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips. This print is #240 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Canmore
Date
1947
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
11.8 x 15.1 cm
Description
Scene of Canmore street with Chinaman's Peak in background. Canmore in pencil blc, signed W.J. Phillips brc. Was mailed in off-white A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips. This print is #240 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
Subject
mountain
architecture, urban
Canmore
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.37
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and inser…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Dimensions
18.5 x 5.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and insert into 2 drilled holes in forehead
Subject
animal, caribou
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
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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.
Subject
figure
male
female
activity
hunting
animal
caribou
fish
dog
bird
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
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Church at Morley, Alberta

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1942
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.33
Description
McDougall Church at Morley, Alta. Mountain background with church and two figures in foreground. Signed blc WJP and inside block. Signed brc W.J. Phillips on border brc, was mailed in Season's Greetings card from Phillips. This print is #230 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Church at Morley, Alberta
Date
1942
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
10.9 x 10.3 cm
Description
McDougall Church at Morley, Alta. Mountain background with church and two figures in foreground. Signed blc WJP and inside block. Signed brc W.J. Phillips on border brc, was mailed in Season's Greetings card from Phillips. This print is #230 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
Subject
mountain
architecture, rural
animal, horse
figure, male
MacDougall
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.33
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.01
Description
Colour: blue purple, green, white, brown. A cluster of white and blue purple flowers float on a background of bright green and light brown.paper - #238
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Cineraria
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 18.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue purple, green, white, brown. A cluster of white and blue purple flowers float on a background of bright green and light brown.paper - #238
Subject
botanical
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.01
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.50
Description
Same as PhW.04.01. Blue purple flowers cover most of the picture, green and brown in background. Printed on Goyu paper from three cherry-wood blocks. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Cineraria
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Same as PhW.04.01. Blue purple flowers cover most of the picture, green and brown in background. Printed on Goyu paper from three cherry-wood blocks. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273.
Subject
botanical
Credit
Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.50
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.02
Description
Colour: yellow, green, red. The left side is taken up with the side of a teepee. In the background to the right is a figure with a horse by a fenced gate near a log building with a red roof. Behind are trees and a mountain and sky.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Corral at Banff
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
8.8 x 10.1 cm
Description
Colour: yellow, green, red. The left side is taken up with the side of a teepee. In the background to the right is a figure with a horse by a fenced gate near a log building with a red roof. Behind are trees and a mountain and sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
figure, male
animal, horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.02
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1941
Medium
woodblock print on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.67
Description
A person stands beside a horse outside whitewashed wooden building with a red roof. A teepee with geometric design around the bottom dominates the left foreground. In behind the building are conifer trees and the sliver of a mountain [Cascade Mountain].
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Corral At Banff
Date
1941
Medium
woodblock print on paper
Dimensions
11.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A person stands beside a horse outside whitewashed wooden building with a red roof. A teepee with geometric design around the bottom dominates the left foreground. In behind the building are conifer trees and the sliver of a mountain [Cascade Mountain].
Subject
horse
Banff
teepee
Credit
Gift of Ralph Young, Edmonton, 2021
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.67
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.35
Description
Tipi, corral and barn at Brewster Stables on Spray Avenue. Cascade Mountain in background. Signed brc W.J. Phillips was mailed in white Greeting card from the Phillips. This print is #227 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Corral at Banff
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
12.4 x 9.9 cm
Description
Tipi, corral and barn at Brewster Stables on Spray Avenue. Cascade Mountain in background. Signed brc W.J. Phillips was mailed in white Greeting card from the Phillips. This print is #227 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
Subject
mountain
Canadian Rockies
architecture, rural
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.35
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Deer in the Woods, 1949

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.01
Description
Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer in the Woods, 1949
Date
1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 37.2 cm
Description
Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
Subject
landscape
forest
winter
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.01
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Deer on Banff Avenue

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.02
Description
Colour: grey, brown, blue, green, yellow. A deer right of center crosses the road which fills the lower half. Across the middle going into the distance at the left are a row of store front with cars parked in front - one car appears to be travelling to the left. Behind the buildings are mountains a…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer on Banff Avenue
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
36.8 x 37.9 cm
Description
Colour: grey, brown, blue, green, yellow. A deer right of center crosses the road which fills the lower half. Across the middle going into the distance at the left are a row of store front with cars parked in front - one car appears to be travelling to the left. Behind the buildings are mountains and sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
urban
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.02
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.03
Description
Colour: brown, white, blue. Four deer make their way up to the right through a stand of popular on a snowy hill. In the background at the left side is the far hillside. The sky is yellow.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer on Hillside
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
8.8 x 12.0 cm
Description
Colour: brown, white, blue. Four deer make their way up to the right through a stand of popular on a snowy hill. In the background at the left side is the far hillside. The sky is yellow.
Subject
landscape
mountain
animal, deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.03
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.38
Description
Four deer amongst hillside aspen. Mountain (Sulphur) in background. Dominant colour navy blue, olive green, and pastel pink and green. Signed W.J. Phillips brc, was mailed in grey card, saying A Happy Christmas, from the Phillips, Julian on address should be spelled Julien. The Phillips made the co…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer on Hillside
Date
1948
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
13.1 x 15.8 cm
Description
Four deer amongst hillside aspen. Mountain (Sulphur) in background. Dominant colour navy blue, olive green, and pastel pink and green. Signed W.J. Phillips brc, was mailed in grey card, saying A Happy Christmas, from the Phillips, Julian on address should be spelled Julien. The Phillips made the correction the following year. This print is #241 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
Subject
landscape
mountain
animal, deer
Sulphur Mountain
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.38
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.12
Description
The Bourgeau Range covers the bottom half of the picture, in front of which are green trees and some yellow trees; one stand of yellow trees covers the picture vertically left side; a road, brown, is in the immediate foreground; 5 deers are across the road. Credit The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Br…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Fairholme Range
Date
prior to 1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.4 x 53.2 cm
Description
The Bourgeau Range covers the bottom half of the picture, in front of which are green trees and some yellow trees; one stand of yellow trees covers the picture vertically left side; a road, brown, is in the immediate foreground; 5 deers are across the road. Credit The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0311 A: 20664.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.12
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm ra…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Family Caribou Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Dimensions
58.0 x 66.0 cm
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm raised. Just right of the center is a tee pee. Above the tee pee area is another woman with two children. The bottom area shows a dog tied to a fixed peg in the ground and another figure working on the tee pee. All the image shapes have been cut out of fibre with the exception of the tee pee, it is made from skin. The overall colour in this wall hanging is yellow, black,green and off white.
Subject
figures
male
female
child
activity
hunting
animals
caribou
dog
architecture
teepee
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
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Game, Harpoon, Bow, Fish Spear

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.29 a-d
Description
(a) A hollow piece of bone 5.0 cm long has a piece braided piece of sinew attached to it through a hole and the other end is attached to a long piece of bone used as the handle. The handle is carved smooth and narrow on each end. The sinew is attached to the handle in the center. (b) The harpoon i…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Game, Harpoon, Bow, Fish Spear
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
2.3 x 16.6 cm
Description
(a) A hollow piece of bone 5.0 cm long has a piece braided piece of sinew attached to it through a hole and the other end is attached to a long piece of bone used as the handle. The handle is carved smooth and narrow on each end. The sinew is attached to the handle in the center. (b) The harpoon is in three pieces. The wood handle is 38.5cm and the three separate pieces of ivory and metal that form the spear end are light in color. The metal tip end has a piece of thin skin attached. The wood handle also has a thin piece of skin attached at one end. The holding line is broken and separated. (c) The bow is 26.5 cm ,light in color and made from bone. At each end there is a notched area used to tie the sinew to. The sinew on this bow is braided. (d) 26.5 cm This fish spear has a wooden handle and three prongs at the top held together with a piece of sinew. The spear also has a spear rest that has a hole drilled in the center, a foot shape at one end and a carved out space in the center for the spear.
Subject
activity
hunting
entertainment
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.29 a-d
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