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Bag of Murres

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Artist: Levi Koomalook

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: KoM.06.01

Description: dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag

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Artist: Levi Koomalook

Title: Bag of Murres

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm

Description: dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag

Subject: animal; bird; murre; seagull; basket; group

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: KoM.06.01

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Indian Basketry

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1972

Author: James, George Wharton

Publisher: New York : Dover Publications

Call Number: E98 B3 J3

Author: James, George Wharton

Responsibility: by George Wharton James

Publisher: New York : Dover Publications

Published Date: 1972

Physical Description: 271p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Indians of North America - Basket making

Notes: [S.l. : Henry Malkan, 1909]; Bibliography, p.232-233; Includes index

ISBN: 0-486-21721-4

Accession Number: 3069

Call Number: E98 B3 J3

Location: Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access

Collection: Art Library

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Storage Basket

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Date: n.d.

Material: bark; metal; skin

Catalogue Number: 102.04.1092

Description: A sturdy bark lidded pail storage vessel with fauna print decoration. The bottom is nailed to thick wood bottom. There is a long leather string attached to back.

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: n.d.

Material: bark; metal; skin

Dimensions: 37.5 x 28.5 cm

Description: A sturdy bark lidded pail storage vessel with fauna print decoration. The bottom is nailed to thick wood bottom. There is a long leather string attached to back.

Subject: Mary Andrews; basket; households

Credit: Gift of Kelly Wilson, Banff, 2019

Catalogue Number: 102.04.1092

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.115

Description: Sketch of man stepping into overalls with newspaper and basket on the floor beside him.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.2 x 15.5 cm

Description: Sketch of man stepping into overalls with newspaper and basket on the floor beside him.

Subject: man; overalls; basket

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.115

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.176

Description: Drawing of woman standing with feet apart, head tilted down to the left and arms held together at hands to hold a basket?

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm

Description: Drawing of woman standing with feet apart, head tilted down to the left and arms held together at hands to hold a basket?

Subject: woman; basket

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.176

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1920 – 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.830

Description: A quick sketch of a woman walking. She has bare feet and is wearing a dress that is long sleeve, the neckline starts at her neck, and goes down to her ankles. On her head she is has a cloth wrapped around her hair, and she is holding a basket up on her head with her left hand. The basket looks like…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24.0 x 19.5 cm

Description: A quick sketch of a woman walking. She has bare feet and is wearing a dress that is long sleeve, the neckline starts at her neck, and goes down to her ankles. On her head she is has a cloth wrapped around her hair, and she is holding a basket up on her head with her left hand. The basket looks like it has fruit in it. To the right of this sketch there is a looser sketch of the same woman, however it is of her walking away this time.