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Eskimo Sea Dreams
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnep.04.01
- Artist
- Nepachee (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture,…
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- Artist
- Nepachee (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Eskimo Sea Dreams
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture, below this image is another scene. An animal/man with horns, holding a spear and horns is facing another animal/man, behind them a small bird. They are all standing on a large, black whale. brc artist's carver's chop in red and Dorset chop in black.
- Subject
- activity, hunting
- fishing
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
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Hunter Pulling Up Seal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwes.06.01
- Date
- prior to 1958
- 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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- Title
- Hunter Pulling Up Seal
- Date
- prior to 1958
- 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
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- WeS.06.01
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Hunter with Bow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjoh.06.02
- Artist
- Johnassie
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.02
- Description
- Green stone, hunter poised to shoot. Parka clad hunter, left leg to the front, hands holding bow (no arrow). Bow is bone 5.0 long, notched at both ends, slightly bowed, sinew tied one end, hole cut in middle of other end to slip over end of bow. Incised features and hair on forehead.
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- Artist
- Johnassie
- Title
- Hunter with Bow
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Green stone, hunter poised to shoot. Parka clad hunter, left leg to the front, hands holding bow (no arrow). Bow is bone 5.0 long, notched at both ends, slightly bowed, sinew tied one end, hole cut in middle of other end to slip over end of bow. Incised features and hair on forehead.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.02
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Hunter with Two Bears
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.42%20a-e
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Kayak out of Dog's Reach
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactars.04.01
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stone cut on chinese paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArS.04.01
- Description
- Black positive image, kayak is turned upside down on three paddles, front and back. A dog is standing underneath. Three black shapes around kayak - left, top and right. In lower black shape are 4 Inuit letters. On back tlc ink stamped: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec Canada 1962
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- Title
- Kayak out of Dog's Reach
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stone cut on chinese paper
- Dimensions
- 40.2 x 49.5 cm
- Description
- Black positive image, kayak is turned upside down on three paddles, front and back. A dog is standing underneath. Three black shapes around kayak - left, top and right. In lower black shape are 4 Inuit letters. On back tlc ink stamped: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec Canada 1962
- Subject
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ArS.04.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45 a-g
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in h…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man in Kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.2 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in hole to stabalize connection, (c) carved man 6.0x3.0x3.3 has arms stretched out front, white inset in eyes, mouth open, (d) ivory paddle 10.0 long (e-h) carved spears ca 5.0 long
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45 a-g
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- Artist
- Anna (1910 – 1971, Canadian)
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnA.04.01
- Description
- A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.
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- Artist
- Anna (1910 – 1971, Canadian)
- Title
- Seal Hunter
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Dimensions
- 52.7 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- AnA.04.01
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Smelling Out Seal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjau.04.01
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaU.04.01
- Description
- A black positive image of a hunter with spear in right hand and a dog on a leash on left hand. The dog is looking down at a seal under the ice. The seal is lying down and looking up. A bird is flying over the back of the dog. A black shape at centre left has Inuit letters on it, from it a line …
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- Title
- Smelling Out Seal
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stone cut on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.9 x 55.3 cm
- Description
- A black positive image of a hunter with spear in right hand and a dog on a leash on left hand. The dog is looking down at a seal under the ice. The seal is lying down and looking up. A bird is flying over the back of the dog. A black shape at centre left has Inuit letters on it, from it a line runs across the picture, indicating the ice line. On back is stamped: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962
- Subject
- activity, hunting
- dog
- seal
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JaU.04.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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- Artist
- Olassie (1915 – , Canadian)
- Date
- 1970 – 1976
- Medium
- on fibre, wool
- Catalogue Number
- OlA.08.01
- Description
- Light purple background; on the right side is a figure dressed in parka, green, blue pants, brown trim on parka and pants with a spear in his right hand; fleeing before him on the left is a running clothed creature; two long braided ropes with tassels both ends with colours of hanging;
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- Artist
- Olassie (1915 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970 – 1976
- Medium
- on fibre, wool
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 174.0 cm
- Description
- Light purple background; on the right side is a figure dressed in parka, green, blue pants, brown trim on parka and pants with a spear in his right hand; fleeing before him on the left is a running clothed creature; two long braided ropes with tassels both ends with colours of hanging;
- Subject
- activity, hunting;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- OlA.08.01
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