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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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Bald Eagles on Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.09
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the…
- Title
- Bald Eagles on Watch
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.6 cm
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the foreground a blue body of water is surrounded with a brilliant green weed or grass. From the cl to the cr a line of trees cross the bottom of the image. Some of the trees and grass between the background mountains and the foreground water are a yellow hue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- Bald Eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0294
- Description
- A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap ha…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 3.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap handle. Beaded back panel trimmed with narrow bands of notched buckskin, contains a black eagle contour beaded with white head and white tipped tail feathers, yellow beak and talons, on a blue green background. Interior of purse lined with yellowish beige fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0294
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0075
- Description
- A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.00…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.0074.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0075
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Leah Hunter
- John Hunter
- eagle
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the n…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x .3 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the neck, has locking clasp. Etched on back: “AYE”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
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Cap Badge Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1285
- Date
- 1953 – 2017
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1285
- Description
- Eagle in bronze gilt, wreathing in gold-coloured bullion wire. At the top, the Saint Edwards Crown which replaced the Tudor Crown in 1953 on the authority of Queen Elizabeth II. The crown is silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire, maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red and green emb…
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- Title
- Cap Badge Patch
- Date
- 1953 – 2017
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 7 x 7 cm
- Description
- Eagle in bronze gilt, wreathing in gold-coloured bullion wire. At the top, the Saint Edwards Crown which replaced the Tudor Crown in 1953 on the authority of Queen Elizabeth II. The crown is silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire, maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red and green embroidery and black threading at the base of the crown, on a black wool base, padded.Used by the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1285
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1039
- Description
- Carved eagle with pyrographic definition of feathers and features. The eagle is perched in a tree made of driftwood. The driftwood is attached to a base - a slice of tree trunk.
- Title
- Carving
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 64.8 x 25.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Carved eagle with pyrographic definition of feathers and features. The eagle is perched in a tree made of driftwood. The driftwood is attached to a base - a slice of tree trunk.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1039
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Ceremonial Rattle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.33.0018
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained ye…
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- Title
- Ceremonial Rattle
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained yellow on front with picture of flying eagle, and green on back with drawing of dog's head. Bone at top painted around each nail head with a circle of black outlined in red and a green star at the centre. 'Neck' of buffalo painted with bands of red, black, yellow, green and brown. Three feathers tied in group attached around bottom of handle with a string of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- buffalo
- bird
- eagle
- dog
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0088
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animal
- bird, eagle
- Cyrillic
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
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