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Indian artists at work
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25548
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Steltzer, Ulli
- Publisher
- North Vancouver, B.C. : J.J. Douglas Ltd.
- Call Number
- 07.2 S3i
- Author
- Steltzer, Ulli
- Publisher
- North Vancouver, B.C. : J.J. Douglas Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 163 pages
- Subjects
- Indigenous People
- Indigenous Artists
- Art
- Haida
- Kwagutl
- Cowichan
- Salish
- Okanagan
- Gitksan
- Carving
- Weaving
- Abstract
- The Indian cultures that once flourished in the Pacific Northwest left a magnificent legacy. Now, a distinguished photographer has sought out British Columbia's native artists in their own places, met them informally and recorded their rediscovery of the old skills. In over 200 perceptive photographs, Ulli Steltzer has captured ninety-three dedicated men and women as they carve silver, wood and argillite; prepare wood for weaving and knitting; dig roots and gather grasses for their baskets. There are glimpses of their studios, their homes, the countryside; and their words, to, are recorded. -- From back cover
- Contents
- Haida Carvers ; Haida Basket Weavers ; Kwagutl Carvers and Blanket Makers ; Weavers and Carvers of Vancouver Island's West Coast ; Cowichan Knitters and Salish Weavers ; Thompson, Mount Currie, and Coastal Basket Weavers ; Okanagan and Carrier Bead and Leather Workers, Carrier Birch Basket Makers ; Gitksan Carvers and Blanket Makers ; The Nass River, Stikine River, and Prince Rupert Carvers
- ISBN
- 0888941706
- Accession Number
- 2022.17
- Call Number
- 07.2 S3i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1942
- Author
- Hunt, W. Ben
- Publisher
- Milwaukee : The Bruce Pub. Co.
- Call Number
- E98 T35 H8
- Author
- Hunt, W. Ben
- Responsibility
- W. Ben Hunt
- Publisher
- Milwaukee : The Bruce Pub. Co.
- Published Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 124p : ill
- Subjects
- Indians of North America - Costume and adornment
- Indians of North America - Textile industries and fabrics
- Indians of North America - Wood-carving
- Notes
- Includes index
- Call Number
- E98 T35 H8
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The totem poles of Skedans
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20228
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Smyly, John
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press
- Call Number
- E98 W6 S5
- Author
- Smyly, John
- Responsibility
- written and illustrated by John and Carolyn Smyly
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 119p : ill. maps, plans
- Notes
- Bibliography: p.112
- Includes index
- ISBN
- 0-295-95418-3
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- E98 W6 S5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The family in inuit art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20239
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Inuit Art Enthusiasts
- Publisher
- Canada : Bente Roed Cochran
- Call Number
- E99 E7 I58
- Author
- Inuit Art Enthusiasts
- Responsibility
- Inuit Art Enthusiasts
- Publisher
- Canada : Bente Roed Cochran
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 30p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- Eskimos - Art
- Eskimos - Canada - Prints - Exhibitions
- Prints, Canadian - Exhibitions
- Eskimos - Canada - Carving (Art industries) - Exhibitions
- Carving (Art industries) - Exhibitions
- Eskimos - Canada - Wall hangings - Exhibitions
- Wall hangings - Exhibitions
- Notes
- "An exhibition of Inuit carvings, prints, and wall hangings in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Inuit Art Enthusiasts June, July, and August 1989 at the McMullen Gallery Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre Edmonton, Alta.
- Call Number
- E99 E7 I58
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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Karoo Ashevak : spirits
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21013
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1973?]
- Publisher
- New York : American Indian Arts Centre
- Call Number
- NK6020 K3
- Publisher
- New York : American Indian Arts Centre
- Published Date
- [1973?]
- Physical Description
- [44]p. : ill., ports.
- Notes
- Contains pictures of "fifteen whalebone carvings" by Karoo Ashevak
- Call Number
- NK6020 K3
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0013
- Description
- An elongated tall thin simple figure carved from a single piece of wood which is half light and half dark. The figure has one hand at the waist holding a wooden spear through a hole drilled in its fist. The other hand is clasped at the chest holding the broken remains of another spear. The figur…
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 4.5; 4.6 (base) x 5.5; 4.6 (base) cm
- Description
- An elongated tall thin simple figure carved from a single piece of wood which is half light and half dark. The figure has one hand at the waist holding a wooden spear through a hole drilled in its fist. The other hand is clasped at the chest holding the broken remains of another spear. The figure is wearing a short skirt,a tall flat headdress with three incised vertical grid-like bands and has large pierced earlobes and very simply carved facial features. There is a tall wire silver coloured collar that is wrapped around the figurine’s long neck. The figure is standing on a low circular base made of a different type of wood.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0013
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone?; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0015
- Description
- A relief carving on the surface of a hollow tube-shaped piece of bone(?). The carving is of a female figure with a large pierced fanned headdress and wings at her hips kneeling on the back of a large bird with sharp talons, beak, and large textured wings at either side. The carving is deeply inci…
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone?; wood
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 4.0; 8.9 (base) x 4.5; 8.9 (base) cm
- Description
- A relief carving on the surface of a hollow tube-shaped piece of bone(?). The carving is of a female figure with a large pierced fanned headdress and wings at her hips kneeling on the back of a large bird with sharp talons, beak, and large textured wings at either side. The carving is deeply incised and pierced through to the hollow centre in places. The carving is attached to a stepped wooden base by fitting it over a shaped piece at the top and with one nail at the front and one nail at the back.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0015
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1001
- Description
- Carved wooden bison or cow.
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Carved wooden bison or cow.
- Subject
- animals, buffalo
- carving
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1001
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