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High Top Moccasins
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- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool stri…
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- Title
- High Top Moccasins
- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 9.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool strings with pompons at the ends. Each moccasin has a foot liner of white blanket material,wool, which is edged in neat pink stitches. Each liner is cut from a single piece of blanket, moccasin style.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0060
- Description
- A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 1.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
- Subject
- adornment
- households
- Povungnituk
- crafts
- carving
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0060
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0061
- Description
- A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Povungnituk
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0061
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0348
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0348
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Seal skin, fox fur
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3018
- Description
- Large doll dressed in fox fur coat and seal skin pants and shoes. Face stitched with black string, hair or hat made of fur as well. Strip of pink gingham with flowers around doll’s neck, tucked in. Mitten hands and base of shoes are skin. Tag says “ESKIMO” on gold shiny paper. Image above of person…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Seal skin, fox fur
- Dimensions
- 54 x 31 cm
- Description
- Large doll dressed in fox fur coat and seal skin pants and shoes. Face stitched with black string, hair or hat made of fur as well. Strip of pink gingham with flowers around doll’s neck, tucked in. Mitten hands and base of shoes are skin. Tag says “ESKIMO” on gold shiny paper. Image above of person with spear on kayak with luggage, outlined by blue background. Inside, it says on left, “THIS TAG IS YOUR GUARANTEE THAT THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN MADE BY A CANADIAN ESKIMO.” and in French below, “CETTE ETIQUETTE GARANTIT L’AUTHENTICITE DE CET ARTICLE D’ARTISANAT ESQUIMAU CANADIEN.” On right side, says typed “DESCRIPTION” and written next to it in pen “SEAL SKIN FOX FUR”. Then the next typed line below: “SIZE GRANDEUR” and written in pencil to its right, “Man doll”. Next typed line: “MAKER ARTISAN” space next to it left blank. Next typed line; “LOCATION LOCALITE” and in pen next to it “FORT CHIMO P.[O or Q]”. Last typed line “PRICE PRIX” with scribbled pen, presumably covering price. At the top right of the right page are illegible words in pencil [FTe4/5]? Unsure. Back says “ESKIMO” with image of person with spear on kayak with luggage. Colours on back in image are reversed from front (kayaker is blue).Tag has creases and at top inside is yellowing from tape. Hole punch is torn open at top.
- Subject
- Inuit (Eskimo)
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3018
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- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0070
- Description
- A pair of carefully crafted miniature mukluks of white doeskin with felt band at the top and seal fur at the ankles. Each mukluk has a simple design embroidered on the toe and a braided cord loop for hanging from top.
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- Title
- Knickknacks
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 1.5 x 3.5 (each) cm
- Description
- A pair of carefully crafted miniature mukluks of white doeskin with felt band at the top and seal fur at the ankles. Each mukluk has a simple design embroidered on the toe and a braided cord loop for hanging from top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0070
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- wood; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0055
- Description
- Long flat simply carved wooden shaft tapering to point at end. Two thin sticks of bone lashed to either side of other end with sinew, and long needle of bone drilled into end of wood between with small bone barbs protruding from inside tips of flat bones toward point of central bone needle.
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- Title
- Fish Spear
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- wood; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 5.5 x 51.7 cm
- Description
- Long flat simply carved wooden shaft tapering to point at end. Two thin sticks of bone lashed to either side of other end with sinew, and long needle of bone drilled into end of wood between with small bone barbs protruding from inside tips of flat bones toward point of central bone needle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0055
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0008
- Description
- Inuit woman's multi-purpose knife with triangular steel blade which has an curved edge. A steel shaft from blade to stubby, horizontal bone handle. "Canadian Eskimo Art" tag says "Community Baker Lake, Ulu, Eskimo woman's scraping tool".
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal; bone
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 11.9 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Inuit woman's multi-purpose knife with triangular steel blade which has an curved edge. A steel shaft from blade to stubby, horizontal bone handle. "Canadian Eskimo Art" tag says "Community Baker Lake, Ulu, Eskimo woman's scraping tool".
- Subject
- households
- hunting and fishing
- tanning
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0008
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Female Figurine
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0160
- Description
- A spool like figure of an Inuit woman wearing a white anorak trimmed with green and red stripes, green mittens, skirt and hood with bright coloured polka dots. Grey green face with features painted on, very brightly coloured. Paper sticker has been torn from base, hole drilled through bottom.
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- Title
- Female Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A spool like figure of an Inuit woman wearing a white anorak trimmed with green and red stripes, green mittens, skirt and hood with bright coloured polka dots. Grey green face with features painted on, very brightly coloured. Paper sticker has been torn from base, hole drilled through bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0160
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- Date
- 1972 – 1974
- Material
- bone; sinew; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0009
- Description
- Stocky bone with ball socket at either end, three holes drilled into one end, small, pointed antler has been attached by sinew to large bone. "Canada Eskimo Art" and $12.00" stickers removed, also label in Catharine's writing saying "game 1974 from Resolute Bay or originally Pond Inlet.
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- Title
- Bone Game
- Date
- 1972 – 1974
- Material
- bone; sinew; antler
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Stocky bone with ball socket at either end, three holes drilled into one end, small, pointed antler has been attached by sinew to large bone. "Canada Eskimo Art" and $12.00" stickers removed, also label in Catharine's writing saying "game 1974 from Resolute Bay or originally Pond Inlet.
- Subject
- households
- pastime
- entertainment
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0009
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