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Answering The Challenge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.07
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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- Title
- Answering The Challenge
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0369 a,b
- Description
- Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued …
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 12.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Matched pair of angular light coloured wood bookends with inlaid figure of an elk cut from light wood and set into a darker wood. Elk's neck is stretched as if calling, stands on grassy pasture and is framed by a tree on one side and a bush on the other. Wood has light varnish. Green felt is glued to bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0369 a,b
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.09
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central image is male elk on the right side facing left. Behind him facing left are three females. At the far left side in the distance is another male calling them. In the foreground shrubs and three little trees. In the background to the right are trees and to the left mou…
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- Title
- Challenged
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Central image is male elk on the right side facing left. Behind him facing left are three females. At the far left side in the distance is another male calling them. In the foreground shrubs and three little trees. In the background to the right are trees and to the left mountains.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- animal, elk
- Credit
- Gift of James (Mrs.) Brewster, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.09
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.28
- Description
- Same as RuC.04.09. 4 elk facing to the left, looking at another bull elk in the distance to centre left of picture, they are standing in tall grasses, small shrubs in bottom left, larger stand of evergreen centre right, a mountain range in background.r
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- Title
- Challenged
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Same as RuC.04.09. 4 elk facing to the left, looking at another bull elk in the distance to centre left of picture, they are standing in tall grasses, small shrubs in bottom left, larger stand of evergreen centre right, a mountain range in background.r
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- animal, elk
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.28
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Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1014
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- antler; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1014
- Description
- Cribbage board handmade from a piece of elk antler. Fine black lines border the peg holes on filed top surface. Small compartment at one end swivels open on metal screw, pegs are missing. “BANFF CANADA” handwritten at base of antler. Surface is varnished, fabric pads glued to contact points on base…
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- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- antler; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 12.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Cribbage board handmade from a piece of elk antler. Fine black lines border the peg holes on filed top surface. Small compartment at one end swivels open on metal screw, pegs are missing. “BANFF CANADA” handwritten at base of antler. Surface is varnished, fabric pads glued to contact points on base to prevent scratching of table surfaces.
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1014
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- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.05
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of an elk head, facing to the left, head slightly tilted up
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- Title
- Elk head
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of an elk head, facing to the left, head slightly tilted up
- Subject
- animal, elk
- Wapiti
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.05
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The Elk River at Fernie, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthao.05.09
- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaO.05.09
- Description
- Watercolour of Elk River at Fernie, B.C., river in bottom right corner, blue mountain at top left, mauve mountains in back right
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- Title
- The Elk River at Fernie, B.C.
- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Watercolour of Elk River at Fernie, B.C., river in bottom right corner, blue mountain at top left, mauve mountains in back right
- Credit
- Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- HaO.05.09
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Grizzly on Elk Carcass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdip.03.03
- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.03
- Description
- A grizzly leans into the left side of the image, with a paw on an elk carcass.
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Grizzly on Elk Carcass
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 29 cm
- Description
- A grizzly leans into the left side of the image, with a paw on an elk carcass.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.03
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- animals
- elk
- deer
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
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