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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 48
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- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 2
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
- Subject
- amimal, bear
- grizzly bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
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- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.02
- Description
- A grizzly bear is looking full face forward, face in fine detail, lightly sketched body, no feet
1 image
- Title
- Bear sketch
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A grizzly bear is looking full face forward, face in fine detail, lightly sketched body, no feet
- Subject
- animal, bear
- grizzly bear
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.02
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Bear Spirit Totem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.31
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear Spirit Totem
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
- Subject
- mythological
- animal
- bear
- totem
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Black Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
- Subject
- bear
- black bear
- teeth
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.30
- Description
- Three grizzly bears walking towards front of picture, the cub is closest; the left foreground is rocky, two of the bears are walking on a path that runs from the bottom right to left centre; the other bear is further back to the right centre; mountains are faint in the background.
1 image
- Title
- The Family
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Description
- Three grizzly bears walking towards front of picture, the cub is closest; the left foreground is rocky, two of the bears are walking on a path that runs from the bottom right to left centre; the other bear is further back to the right centre; mountains are faint in the background.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.30
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.42%20a-e
- 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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Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.21
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 17.6 cm
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base to attach stone head to basket lid.
- Subject
- households
- animal, bear
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
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- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.05
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A bear coming towards the viewer from behind a rock pile to the right of the picture. Across the top and up from the bottom left is a rock face that goes into the distance at the upper right. Sky is in the upper right corner.
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- Title
- Old Bald Face
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A bear coming towards the viewer from behind a rock pile to the right of the picture. Across the top and up from the bottom left is a rock face that goes into the distance at the upper right. Sky is in the upper right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Mrs.) Brewster, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.05
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Out of the Canyon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactruc.04.22
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.22
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Three bears: one at the left coming towards the viewer and two at the right further away. Rocks go up the left side, trees across the upper right and mountain slopes in the upper center and right corner.
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- Title
- Out of the Canyon
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Three bears: one at the left coming towards the viewer and two at the right further away. Rocks go up the left side, trees across the upper right and mountain slopes in the upper center and right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.22
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Out Of The Canyon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactruc.04.25
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.25
- Description
- Three bears are walking to the left, dominant bear centre left with other two behind, rocky ledge covers left half of picture, centre right is forest with mountains in background
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- Title
- Out Of The Canyon
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.6 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Three bears are walking to the left, dominant bear centre left with other two behind, rocky ledge covers left half of picture, centre right is forest with mountains in background
- Subject
- animal, bear
- grizzly bear
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.25
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