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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stencil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.02
- Description
- General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
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- Title
- The Archer
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 54.3 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- NiV.04.02
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a pe…
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- Title
- Boomerang
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 (a); 23.0(b); 1.5 (c) x 6.0 (a); 8.0 (b); 6.0 (c) x 50.0 (a); 53.0 (b); 48.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a person, and a kangaroo. The back is stamped “MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY Bill On--.”b) Dark wood with very detailed painted aboriginal designs on the front in black, red, white and yellow. The painting includes geometric and concentric designs, an emu, a turtle, and two people. At the centre bent it’s marked “from CHERBOURG ABORIGINAL SETTLEMENT 1960. QLD. AUST.” and the back is marked with pen ink “BILL GORHAM.”c) Light and dark wood decorated with a stylized kangaroo on the front in brown, black, yellow and white. “Darwin N.T.” is writtten with marker on the front. The tips are also painted with stripes and wavey lines. There are two illegible stamps on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0019
- Description
- Traditional boomerang which is dark brown wood that has, on one side, been incised and notched to create background for emu, bird, decoration.
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- Title
- Boomerang
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 1.4 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional boomerang which is dark brown wood that has, on one side, been incised and notched to create background for emu, bird, decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0019
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leav…
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- Title
- Bowie Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 (widest point) x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leaves. “LEGITIMUS” is stamped under the crown and the number ”10” is stamped on a cross piece above.
- Subject
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0399
- Description
- Lidded bowl, ivory coloured clay with transparent glaze and temmoku, iron content, slip decoration. Floral and calligraphy designs on lid and bowl. Incised writing inside lid. Distinguishing characteristic is notched lid handle and foot. Note unglazed band inside bowl rim where it meets the lid.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Lidded bowl, ivory coloured clay with transparent glaze and temmoku, iron content, slip decoration. Floral and calligraphy designs on lid and bowl. Incised writing inside lid. Distinguishing characteristic is notched lid handle and foot. Note unglazed band inside bowl rim where it meets the lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0399
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Bowl; Noodle Set
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0414 a-h
- Description
- Hand thrown trim-footed deep, bell-shaped bowls. Were thrown then ridged and indented manually. Bowl interiors heavy white glaze with temmoku rim trim and centre design. Three bowls carry calligraphy in centre design, five carry lobster design. Exterior decoration of all bowls is geometric, diamond…
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- Title
- Bowl; Noodle Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 14.4 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown trim-footed deep, bell-shaped bowls. Were thrown then ridged and indented manually. Bowl interiors heavy white glaze with temmoku rim trim and centre design. Three bowls carry calligraphy in centre design, five carry lobster design. Exterior decoration of all bowls is geometric, diamond shapes, and abstract temmoku designs over white glaze. All have signature stamp on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0414 a-h
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0415 a-e
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku brush decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" Roku for Saibei, original teacher or potter. Stamp seen on foot of two bowl and on remaining three can be seen on outside of bowls near base.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku brush decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" Roku for Saibei, original teacher or potter. Stamp seen on foot of two bowl and on remaining three can be seen on outside of bowls near base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0415 a-e
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0416 a-c
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku and cobalt decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" for Seibei, original teacher potter. Design on bowl exteriors intermittent horizontal brown brush strokes with blue accents.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku and cobalt decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" for Seibei, original teacher potter. Design on bowl exteriors intermittent horizontal brown brush strokes with blue accents.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0416 a-c
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- Date
- c. 1860
- Material
- metal; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1062
- Description
- Long, pointed steel blade is inserted into antler handle and fixed with 3 metal rivets.
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- Title
- Butcher Knife
- Date
- c. 1860
- Material
- metal; antler
- Dimensions
- 33.0 cm
- Description
- Long, pointed steel blade is inserted into antler handle and fixed with 3 metal rivets.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1062
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- antler; stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0010
- Description
- Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotte…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- antler; stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 14.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotted around the shaft of the antler handle. A leather thong strap passes through a hole drilled at the end of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0010
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0579
- Description
- Plain, ridge footed, slope sided tumbler. Base has been soldered. Dents and corrosion visible.
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- Plain, ridge footed, slope sided tumbler. Base has been soldered. Dents and corrosion visible.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0579
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0519
- Description
- Hand thrown, stopped decanter with trimmed foot. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamel over glazes. Continuous floral design around widest part of container, above which are two separate music playing scenes. Neck has rust, gold, white floral design with cobalt band near rim. Stopper hand t…
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- Title
- Decanter
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, stopped decanter with trimmed foot. Transparent glaze with multi coloured enamel over glazes. Continuous floral design around widest part of container, above which are two separate music playing scenes. Neck has rust, gold, white floral design with cobalt band near rim. Stopper hand thrown with rust, gold, white floral decoration on knob. Calligraphy on base. Stopper has minor chips.
- Subject
- houeholds
- Edith Morse Robb
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0519
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0752 a,b
- Description
- Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in bac…
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- Title
- Dinner Plate
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 22.5 cm
- Description
- Two Japanese blue and white porcelain plates, shaped like shallow bowls on 1.3 cm. high foot. Motif on topside is a dragon in midground on curved lines which suggest a waterfall, and a scroll or spiral on far right. Horizontal lines in varying hues of blues are interrupted by a white pyramid in background suggesting, perhaps, Mt. Fuji. One dragon claw creeps between two of the horizontals, underside of plates have three identical motifs, each of which is four overlapping circles surrounded by curly blue ribbon like lines and bows. Foot is painted in a vertical stripe. Although both plates are from the same pattern, slight difference indicates that they were hand painted.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0752 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profil…
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- Title
- Dinner Plate
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 20.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese blue and white porcelain plate shaped like a shallow bowl, stands on .5 cm. high rim, decoration on topside includes ten 4 cm. circles which contain five birds alternating with a fish scale like design. The five birds are all the same and stylized, head has a distinct comb and is in profile while body is in front view with wings spread open, between the circles are blue and white cloud like scrolls. 10 cm. circle in center is undecorated white. Rim has border of blue cross hatched triangles. At least twenty holes in glaze are evident on topside. Underside is decorated with a delicate curvy blue line, mark on bottom resemble a monogram, framed in a double blue line.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0753
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- Artist
- Eejuka
- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EeJ.06.01
- Description
- One piece, carved from narwhal tusk; knife blade and hilt 12.0 long with fish 7.9 butted up against centre of hilt. Carved fins and gills, round eyes inlaid with dark material. Knife and fish have a graceful curve.
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- Artist
- Eejuka
- Title
- Fish
- Date
- 1962
- Dimensions
- 19.9 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- One piece, carved from narwhal tusk; knife blade and hilt 12.0 long with fish 7.9 butted up against centre of hilt. Carved fins and gills, round eyes inlaid with dark material. Knife and fish have a graceful curve.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EeJ.06.01
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Harpooning a Walrus
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- Artist
- Isah Aviliaju
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AvI.04.01
- Description
- A hunting scene. A hunter to the right of the picture is throwing a spear into the side of a walrus. A float is attached to the spear line. The images are in positive detail. The shape of the stone is indicated at the sides. A rectangular shape under the foot of the hunter has inscribed: Isah …
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- Artist
- Isah Aviliaju
- Title
- Harpooning a Walrus
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 43.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A hunting scene. A hunter to the right of the picture is throwing a spear into the side of a walrus. A float is attached to the spear line. The images are in positive detail. The shape of the stone is indicated at the sides. A rectangular shape under the foot of the hunter has inscribed: Isah (Inuit symbols)Bottom text reads “20/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒧ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᐊᒍᑎ ᐊᐃᕕᒥ ᓇᐅᓕᓯᒪᔪ ᐊᐃᓴ ᐊᕕᓕᐊᔪ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”Text in image reads “ISAH ᐊᕕᓕᐊᔪ”
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AvI.04.01
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter on Ice
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.
- Subject
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
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Inuit Hunter Spearing Seal
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.02
- Description
- tlc is a line rendering of an igloo with 2 humps; a parka clad man has his right arm raised and holding a speear which is pointing downwards towards a seal; the man and seal are black, the parka and leggings have white trim; off the right of the picture is an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. with letter i…
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- Title
- Inuit Hunter Spearing Seal
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- tlc is a line rendering of an igloo with 2 humps; a parka clad man has his right arm raised and holding a speear which is pointing downwards towards a seal; the man and seal are black, the parka and leggings have white trim; off the right of the picture is an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. with letter inside;Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kenoyouk”Back reads “#274 - DoR/Fg 1962-19”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KeN.04.02
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Miniature Teapot
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0326
- Description
- Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily le…
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- Title
- Miniature Teapot
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Dark brown fired clay with applied enamels, lid handle, frog and spout green with another brown frog. Handle missing but frogs have holes between legs to which a handle could be attached. Lid and top portion of pot form one water lily leaf, base forms another lily leaf. Spout is also water lily leaf design. Object was press molded in 3 parts.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0326
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