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Date
1968 – 1973
Material
fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.0055 a,b
Description
A pair of children's mukluks, maybe baby's. Suede finished leather soles with wool duffel uppers and legs. Offset panel on instep, white with conventional flower in blue and red in it and a border at the top offset by yellow and blue stripes with conventional flowers, red and blue and red alterna…
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Title
Child's Mukluks
Date
1968 – 1973
Material
fibre; skin
Dimensions
12.0 x 6.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A pair of children's mukluks, maybe baby's. Suede finished leather soles with wool duffel uppers and legs. Offset panel on instep, white with conventional flower in blue and red in it and a border at the top offset by yellow and blue stripes with conventional flowers, red and blue and red alternating. Top is edge stitched in green and red, other stitching is baby blue.
Subject
households
children
embroidery
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0055 a,b
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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.
Subject
households
clothing
children
collectables
crafts
embroidery
needlework
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0070
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
stone; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0193
Description
Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of b…
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Title
Man's Tie Tack
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
stone; metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 1.2 x 1.5 cm
Description
Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of backing button with 2.0 cm long buttonhole bar at end. In small, square hard plastic, cube-like box with transparent lid.
Subject
Whyte home
accessories
men
households
adornment
figure
face
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0193
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Date
1968 – 1973
Material
fibre; skin; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.03.0054 a,b
Description
Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawlin…
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Title
Mukluks
Date
1968 – 1973
Material
fibre; skin; plastic
Dimensions
33.0 x 11.5 x 23.5 cm
Description
Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawling, both with harpoons, and entire motif repeated on opposite side. Blue panel on instep is bound with bright red bias tape.
Subject
households
hunting and fishing
figure
male
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0054 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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Date
1968 – 1975
Material
wood; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.0244
Description
Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents …
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Title
Sun Goggles
Date
1968 – 1975
Material
wood; skin
Dimensions
3.8 x 6.0 x 17.3 cm
Description
Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents a chambered, slit view of the world.
Subject
households
winter
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0244
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Date
1960 – 1965
Material
hair
Catalogue Number
102.04.0182 a,b
Description
Circular fringed sealskin mat or table cover or seat cover; hides from young seals.a) is natural sealskinb) is professionally tanned
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Title
Table Mat
Date
1960 – 1965
Material
hair
Description
Circular fringed sealskin mat or table cover or seat cover; hides from young seals.a) is natural sealskinb) is professionally tanned
Subject
households
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0182 a,b
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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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