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Downhill Skier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.06.01
- Date
- 1937
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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- Title
- Downhill Skier
- Date
- 1937
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.60
- Description
- Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Drummer
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 7.8 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.60
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Going for Gold
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactohh.06.02
- Date
- 1985
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 th…
- Title
- Going for Gold
- Date
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 thick and ca. 21.0 diameter.
- Credit
- Gift of Harry Francis O'Hanlon, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
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Hunter Pulling Up Seal
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- 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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- 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
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Hunter with Bow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjoh.06.02
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.02
- Description
- Green stone, hunter poised to shoot. Parka clad hunter, left leg to the front, hands holding bow (no arrow). Bow is bone 5.0 long, notched at both ends, slightly bowed, sinew tied one end, hole cut in middle of other end to slip over end of bow. Incised features and hair on forehead.
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- Title
- Hunter with Bow
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Green stone, hunter poised to shoot. Parka clad hunter, left leg to the front, hands holding bow (no arrow). Bow is bone 5.0 long, notched at both ends, slightly bowed, sinew tied one end, hole cut in middle of other end to slip over end of bow. Incised features and hair on forehead.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoH.06.02
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Ivory Crib Board
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.47 a-e
- Description
- ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Ivory Crib Board
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs; 4 holes on end to hold pegs; 4 bone pegs ca. 0.4 long: 2 paddles, 2 flags
- Subject
- animal, bird
- activity, game
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.47 a-e
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Ivory kayak scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsui.06.01
- Artist
- Suitak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figu…
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Title
- Ivory kayak scene
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 3.6 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figure with a paddle in both hands ready for action. There is a ivory caribou swimming to the front and left of the kayak.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm…
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Title
- Man in kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.6 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
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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
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