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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 12
- Kay, Charles E. 7
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 6
- John Lefthand Jr. 6
- Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian) 3
- R. L. Hunter 3
- Banfield, A. W. F 2
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Aboriginal overkill and the biogeography of moose in western North America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14523
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1997
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Alces Vol. 33
- Call Number
- 04 K18abo Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Alces Vol. 33
- Published Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 24 pages
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references - proposes that moose populations and habitat was controlled by First Nations hunting - includes hypothesis of "Aboriginal Overkill" and that First Nations were ultimate "keystone predator"
- Call Number
- 04 K18abo Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Aklavik, N.W.T.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbpw.02.02
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- BpW.02.02
- Description
- General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the pict…
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- Title
- Aklavik, N.W.T.
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.6 x 45.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the picture.
- Credit
- Purchased from William Bonnetplume, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- BpW.02.02
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1022
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1022
- Description
- Crudely carved horse with the features highlighted by burning the wood.
- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Crudely carved horse with the features highlighted by burning the wood.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1022
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Answering The Challenge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.07
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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- Title
- Answering The Challenge
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
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Approaching Alaska Range
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlim.03.02
- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.02
- Description
- A long pack train going from bottom right to left, heading towards a mountain pass. An illustration in the American Alpine Journal, 1955, page 79 for the article Record of the First Approach to Mt. McKinley by John C. Reed, Jr.
- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Title
- Approaching Alaska Range
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9; 17 x 27.5; 27.5 cm
- Description
- A long pack train going from bottom right to left, heading towards a mountain pass. An illustration in the American Alpine Journal, 1955, page 79 for the article Record of the First Approach to Mt. McKinley by John C. Reed, Jr.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.02
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Are ecosystems structured from the top-down or bottom-up: a new look at an old debate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14532
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1998
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Wildlife Society Bulletin, 26 (3)
- Call Number
- 04 K18ec Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Wildlife Society Bulletin, 26 (3)
- Published Date
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 15 pages and illustrations
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references - photocopy - discusses First Nations influence on land management using first-person historical accounts, historical photographs, archaological data and myths that encouraged the belief of "natural regulation"
- Call Number
- 04 K18ec Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Audubon's animals. The quadrupeds of North America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20837
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1951
- Author
- Ford, Alice
- Publisher
- New York : Studio Publications, Inc
- Call Number
- ND1382 A8 F6
- Author
- Ford, Alice
- Responsibility
- Compiled and edited by Alice Ford
- Publisher
- New York : Studio Publications, Inc
- Published Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 222p.
- Notes
- Bibliography: p.217-218
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- ND1382 A8 F6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0051
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Dimensions
- 103. cm
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- bear
- regalia
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
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Big Bear Medicine
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- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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Bighorns, Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkei.09.01
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
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- Title
- Bighorns, Banff
- Date
- 1950
- Medium
- felt pen on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7` x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Spiral sketchbook with sketches of sheep, and groups of sheep in various poses and configurations. On cover Bighorns Banff One morning above vermillion lakes. 1950 inside back cover Above Vermillion Lakes 1955 Illingworth Kerr
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.09.01
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