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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.67
Description
Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Abstract Carving
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
8.0 x 6.3 x 12.0 cm
Description
Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
Subject
abstract, non-representational
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.67
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An Awkward Juxtaposition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
An Awkward Juxtaposition
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
Subject
figure, male
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
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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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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
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.51
Description
Beluga whale on pedestal - E91619 scratched on topside of pedestal and poss. I or H scratched on base; pedestal is small rounded mound holding vertical ivory shaft which fits into hole in belly of whale; whale detailed with mouth, eyes and two breathing holes on head; arched body.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Beluga
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
7.3 x 3.5 x 11.2 cm
Description
Beluga whale on pedestal - E91619 scratched on topside of pedestal and poss. I or H scratched on base; pedestal is small rounded mound holding vertical ivory shaft which fits into hole in belly of whale; whale detailed with mouth, eyes and two breathing holes on head; arched body.
Subject
animal, whale
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.51
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1955 – 1960
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.02
Description
Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird
Date
1955 – 1960
Dimensions
5.0 x 5.0 x 9.4 cm
Description
Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
Subject
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.02
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.55
Description
Sculpted bird - E91573 scratched on base, as well as two inverted U shapes plus one other illegible symbol; nested or floating bird with sculpted wings and tailfeathers; detailed eyes and bill.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
7.0 x 4.2 x 9.3 cm
Description
Sculpted bird - E91573 scratched on base, as well as two inverted U shapes plus one other illegible symbol; nested or floating bird with sculpted wings and tailfeathers; detailed eyes and bill.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.55
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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.06.53
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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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
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1880 – 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Bird Tree
Date
1880 – 1900
Dimensions
20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
Subject
figure, male
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
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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
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.63
Description
Burl rabbit, natural formation accented and scored with burn marks to accentuate rabbit-like form; scorched on faces, arrow marks, scrolling, glued to wood base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Burl Rabbit
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
17.2 x 19.5 x 32.5 cm
Description
Burl rabbit, natural formation accented and scored with burn marks to accentuate rabbit-like form; scorched on faces, arrow marks, scrolling, glued to wood base.
Subject
animal, rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.63
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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
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.60
Description
Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Drummer
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
18.4 x 7.8 x 15.0 cm
Description
Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
Subject
figure, male
activity, dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.60
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.68
Description
Stylized, simple design elephant carving; pointed ears; trunk hung vertically to ground; tail and legs subtle shaping. Possibly a gift to the Whyte's from Catharine's Concord, Mass. cousin, David Newbury, who was an African Studies student in Uganda c.1968.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Elephant
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
11.6 x 4.7 x 6.7 cm
Description
Stylized, simple design elephant carving; pointed ears; trunk hung vertically to ground; tail and legs subtle shaping. Possibly a gift to the Whyte's from Catharine's Concord, Mass. cousin, David Newbury, who was an African Studies student in Uganda c.1968.
Subject
animal, elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.68
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.13
Description
A parka clad figure is bent over, straddling a bird, he has a piece of rope in each hand which goes under and around the bird's neck. The shapes of the parka, pants, etc. are broadly defined. The face shows ears, eyes, nose and mouth, the bird has eyes, a beak with 2 nostrils. On the bottom: E9937.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Figure With Bird
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
28.5 x 12.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
A parka clad figure is bent over, straddling a bird, he has a piece of rope in each hand which goes under and around the bird's neck. The shapes of the parka, pants, etc. are broadly defined. The face shows ears, eyes, nose and mouth, the bird has eyes, a beak with 2 nostrils. On the bottom: E9937.
Subject
figure, male
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.13
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Artist
Unknown
Date
later than 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.69
Description
Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Fish
Date
later than 1900
Dimensions
4.3 x 2.2 x 27.6 cm
Description
Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
Subject
animal, fish
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.69
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.50 a-c
Description
Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers e…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Group of Seals
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Dimensions
4.2 x 3.0 x 6.3 cm
Description
Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers evident, head turned slightly back and to the right. All 3 have faintly defined features.
Subject
animal, seal
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.50 a-c
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.22
Description
A white gull/seabird made out of wood. On a. rough stone base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Gull
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
17.0 x 7.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A white gull/seabird made out of wood. On a. rough stone base.
Subject
bird, gull
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.22
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