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- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole …
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole is drilled into centre back.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
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Spirit - Bird, Bear, Hunter
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- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.01
- Description
- Mottled grey stone, solid carved block. Owl-like bird has a bear draped fully over back. Back of bird and under the bear are 2 carved faces, one 11.0x8.5, other 6.0x4.5. The bird and the bear have ivory inset round eyes, bird's 1.0 dia. bear's .4 dia. Some other dark substance inset into the eyes …
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Spirit - Bird, Bear, Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 20.6 cm
- Description
- Mottled grey stone, solid carved block. Owl-like bird has a bear draped fully over back. Back of bird and under the bear are 2 carved faces, one 11.0x8.5, other 6.0x4.5. The bird and the bear have ivory inset round eyes, bird's 1.0 dia. bear's .4 dia. Some other dark substance inset into the eyes as pupils. The base which is part of the block is a triangular shape 21.0x20.9.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.01
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- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 d…
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Bird on Nest
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 diameter with 4 eggs carved into it, a bear's head with ears, eyes, nostrils, mouth on one side, a tail-like protrubance other end has a hole 0.6 diamter into which the bird stands
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
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- Artist
- Joseph
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- JoP.06.01 a,b
- Description
- (a) 4.2x13.3x13.3 A grey flecked polar bear cub is standing on all four legs with his head up looking forward. His ears, and mouth are carved with some detail. The overall feel of the bear is smooth. There is drilled holes for eyes and nostrils and the tail is carved as well. (b) grey flecked ston…
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- Artist
- Joseph
- Title
- Polar Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.3 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- (a) 4.2x13.3x13.3 A grey flecked polar bear cub is standing on all four legs with his head up looking forward. His ears, and mouth are carved with some detail. The overall feel of the bear is smooth. There is drilled holes for eyes and nostrils and the tail is carved as well. (b) grey flecked stone, standing polar bear. 4 legs planted firmly, head and neck stretched straight out, carved ears and tail, incised mouth and eyes.
- Subject
- animal
- polar bear
- bear
- cub
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoP.06.01 a,b
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- Date
- 1952
- Catalogue Number
- TaU.06.01
- Description
- Sculpture of polar bear standing. Eyes are carved white circles with a solid white dot in centre of circles.
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- Title
- Polar Bear
- Date
- 1952
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 3.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Sculpture of polar bear standing. Eyes are carved white circles with a solid white dot in centre of circles.
- Subject
- polar bear
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TaU.06.01
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- Artist
- Miglinik
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- MiK.06.01
- Description
- Light grey stone with flecks of gold, a standing polar bear with head turned slightly to the left, carved and incised features
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- Artist
- Miglinik
- Title
- Polar Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Light grey stone with flecks of gold, a standing polar bear with head turned slightly to the left, carved and incised features
- Subject
- animal
- bear
- polar bear
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- MiK.06.01
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- Artist
- Parr (1893 – 1969, Canadian)
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaR.04.01
- Description
- General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
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- Artist
- Parr (1893 – 1969, Canadian)
- Title
- Hunters
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 55.1 x 75.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
- Subject
- figure, male, animal, walrus
- bear
- hunting
- Credit
- Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- PaR.04.01
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Caribou, Bear and Fox
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkua.04.01
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text re…
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- Title
- Caribou, Bear and Fox
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 41.7 cm
- Description
- Brown and black image, irregular shape, encompasses positive forms of a caribou, bear, fox, and a human face, Inuit writing incised into centre bottom of image. Stamped on the back tlc: Povungnituk Cooperative Society Pr. Quebec 1962Text in image reads “ᑯᐊᓇᓇ”, the artist’s signature.Bottom text reads “11/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒧ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᑐᑐᓗ ᓇᓄᓗ ᑎᕆᕋᓂᐊᓗ ᑯᐊᓇᓇ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”
- Subject
- animal, caribou, bear, fox
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuA.04.01
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.59
- Description
- Sculptured bears - syllabics on bottom (ᐸᐅᓗᓯ) and E91605; two bears sitting on haunches, back to back; one bear with paws in front holding object, other bear also with paws in front but holding nothing; both seated on carved base. Poss. purchased by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
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- Title
- Two Bears
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 6.2 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- Sculptured bears - syllabics on bottom (ᐸᐅᓗᓯ) and E91605; two bears sitting on haunches, back to back; one bear with paws in front holding object, other bear also with paws in front but holding nothing; both seated on carved base. Poss. purchased by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
- Subject
- animal, bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.59
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.713
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, …
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, with Peter’s signature and date in the BRC of the drawing. Some coloured pencil markings in the BRC starting 4.5cm to the left with a circled no. 3 written in pen and 8cm up more coloured pencil. verso: written in coloured pencil “not over 4”x6””, “3 colors Cragg & Canyon Banff”, and “mountain”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.713
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