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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
Man with Fish
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.
Subject
figure
male
animal
fish
activity
hunting
fishing;
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.44 a,b
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Hunter Pulling Up Seal

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwes.06.01
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
Images
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Hunter Pulling up Seal

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjoh.06.03
Artist
Joanassie Oomayoualook (1934 – , Canadian)
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
JoH.06.03
Description
Light green stone with light yellow lines and gold flecks, man stands solidly on a base, right heel slightly raised, head back, features carved, hands in front, both have holes through which a length of rawhide is wound and into a riased hole at front of base
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Artist
Joanassie Oomayoualook (1934 – , Canadian)
Title
Hunter Pulling up Seal
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
11.5 x 5.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
Light green stone with light yellow lines and gold flecks, man stands solidly on a base, right heel slightly raised, head back, features carved, hands in front, both have holes through which a length of rawhide is wound and into a riased hole at front of base
Subject
figure
person
inuk
man
male
fishing
harpooning
hunting
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
JoH.06.03
Images
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.45a-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 longThe letters “AWI” are written on the top surface of the stone base.
Subject
activity, fishing
activity, hunting
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.45a-g
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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