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Hunter Pulling Up Seal

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Artist
Eli Weetalooktook ( – 1958, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1958
Medium
stone; sinew; wood
Catalogue Number
WeS.06.01
Description
green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression ac…
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Artist
Eli Weetalooktook ( – 1958, Canadian)
Title
Hunter Pulling Up Seal
Date
prior to 1958
Medium
stone; sinew; wood
Dimensions
7.2 x 11.5 cm
Description
green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression across base foreground.
Subject
figure, male
activity, hunting
fishing
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
WeS.06.01
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Three Laplanders And A Dog

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Artist
Astri Riis Horvei
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
gouache on paper
Catalogue Number
HoA.07.01
Description
Three Sami, one adult male, a male child and a female child, all in full traditional dress. The males have a three-pointed blue hat, a long blue tunic tied with a colourful belt, colourful trim on shoulders and arms, black leggings and yellow pointed-toe boots. The girl has a red hat, a flowered sc…
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Artist
Astri Riis Horvei
Title
Three Laplanders And A Dog
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
gouache on paper
Dimensions
25.1 x 32.3 cm
Description
Three Sami, one adult male, a male child and a female child, all in full traditional dress. The males have a three-pointed blue hat, a long blue tunic tied with a colourful belt, colourful trim on shoulders and arms, black leggings and yellow pointed-toe boots. The girl has a red hat, a flowered scarf over her shoulders, a light blue decorated tunic, black leggings and yellow boots. A black dog, cut out of black paper, stands to the left of the picture.
Subject
figure, group, male, child
animal, dog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoA.07.01
Images
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Artist
Earl F. Spencer
Date
1936
Medium
wood; paint; glue
Catalogue Number
SpE.06.01
Description
. Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
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Artist
Earl F. Spencer
Title
Untitled
Date
1936
Medium
wood; paint; glue
Dimensions
47.7 cm
Description
. Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SpE.06.01
Images
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