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- Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian) 10
- Iola 4
- Kaka Ashoona (1928 – 1996, Canadian) 4
- Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian) 3
- Unknown 3
- Eegyvudluk Ragee (1920 – 1983, Canadian) 2
- Joanassie Oomayoualook (1934 – , Canadian) 2
- Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 – 2013, Canadian) 2
- Lawme Towkee 2
- Napatchie Pootoogook (1938 – 2002, Canadian) 2
- Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian) 2
- Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian) 2
- Artist
- Agiak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.06.01
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
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- Artist
- Agiak
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- dark green stone; bird silhouette; stylized profile of a bird; sitting facing to the right; faint circle for an eye; deep cut arch for wing; sculpture is flat one side and at the feet.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AgI.06.01
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink 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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- Title
- Seal Hunter
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink 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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Woman Sewing Skin Boots
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactasm.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AsM.04.01
- Description
- A positive, black image of a woman, dressed in a parka, sewing a skin boot; 3 utensils are near her; titled, numbered, dated and signed in pencil from the left; pasted on the tr back a 2.5 x 1.9 label: Canadian Eskimo Art”.Bottom text reads “Woman Sewing Skin Boots Stone Cut 9/50 Cape Dorset 1960 M…
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- Title
- Woman Sewing Skin Boots
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 48.8 cm
- Description
- A positive, black image of a woman, dressed in a parka, sewing a skin boot; 3 utensils are near her; titled, numbered, dated and signed in pencil from the left; pasted on the tr back a 2.5 x 1.9 label: Canadian Eskimo Art”.Bottom text reads “Woman Sewing Skin Boots Stone Cut 9/50 Cape Dorset 1960 M. Ashevak”The series of chops in the top left are as follows: the first red chop denotes Miri (Mary) Ashevak Ezekial, the artist; the second red chop denotes Lukta Qiatsuk, the printer; the black igloo chop denotes that the print was made in the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative in Cape Dorset.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AsM.04.01
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Woman in the Sea
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacteeg.04.01
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.01
- Description
- A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
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- Title
- Woman in the Sea
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 42; 44 x 50; 50 cm
- Description
- A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
- Subject
- mythological
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.01
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Two-Faced Sea Spirit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacteeg.04.02
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.02
- Description
- Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West …
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- Title
- Two-Faced Sea Spirit
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West Baffin Eskimo Coop.Since only two chops are present, this tells us that the artist, Egevadluq, was the artist as well as the printer.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.02
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- Artist
- Eeteeolie
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EeT.06.01 a-c
- Description
- (a) Walrus head and neck area only. The walrus head is pointing straight up with its nose in the air. The neck area has many lines incised in it from one side to the other. The eyes, nose and mouth detail are also incised in to the stone. The stone color is a gray/green. (b,c) Walrus teeth made fr…
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- Artist
- Eeteeolie
- Title
- Walrus Head
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Walrus head and neck area only. The walrus head is pointing straight up with its nose in the air. The neck area has many lines incised in it from one side to the other. The eyes, nose and mouth detail are also incised in to the stone. The stone color is a gray/green. (b,c) Walrus teeth made from wood, very golden brown in color and measuring 10cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EeT.06.01 a-c
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representat…
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Title
- Bird on Seal
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 9.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representation of a seal with only a back flipper recognizable
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
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Eskimo Half Woman
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- Artist
- Etungat
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EtU.06.01
- Description
- Light green mottled stone. Portrait of a woman from the hips up, arms folded in front, parka hood off her head, face turned slightly upwards, long hair parted in the middle sweeps into two long braids that come together with an adornment. The stone has dark spots overall and light green shades th…
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- Artist
- Etungat
- Title
- Eskimo Half Woman
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Light green mottled stone. Portrait of a woman from the hips up, arms folded in front, parka hood off her head, face turned slightly upwards, long hair parted in the middle sweeps into two long braids that come together with an adornment. The stone has dark spots overall and light green shades throughout.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EtU.06.01
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.01
- Description
- An owl with half outstretched wings is standing on two feet, each foot has 3 toes; the wings have long sculpted feathers, front and back; the tail also has sculpted feathers. The beak is sharp and pointed downward; the eyes have a center dot with 2 circles around each.
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- Title
- Owl
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 6.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- An owl with half outstretched wings is standing on two feet, each foot has 3 toes; the wings have long sculpted feathers, front and back; the tail also has sculpted feathers. The beak is sharp and pointed downward; the eyes have a center dot with 2 circles around each.
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.01
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.02
- Description
- Inuit girl, standing straight, arms at side. Grey green stone, carved from one piece of stone. Sculpted and inscribed features, hair on forehead. Girl's style parka, peaked hood. ARms by side, palms turned towards front.
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- Title
- Inuit Girl
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- Inuit girl, standing straight, arms at side. Grey green stone, carved from one piece of stone. Sculpted and inscribed features, hair on forehead. Girl's style parka, peaked hood. ARms by side, palms turned towards front.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.02
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