Chief George McLean
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.062
- Description
- A front facing portrait of Chief George McLean (Walking Buffalo) in full regalia, including a large headdress, orange beaded shirt, and blue belt.
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- Title
- Chief George McLean
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75.5 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A front facing portrait of Chief George McLean (Walking Buffalo) in full regalia, including a large headdress, orange beaded shirt, and blue belt.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- costumes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.062
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1920 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0040 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass stirrups with brightly coloured cloisonne enamel flowers in vases worked on outside of stirrups. Flat footrest with arched brass band over, and square brass loop at top of arch. Top surface of footrest has relief cast loose woven knot inside raised, shiny, brass frame outline base o…
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- Title
- Riding Stirrups
- Date
- 1920 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 6.1 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass stirrups with brightly coloured cloisonne enamel flowers in vases worked on outside of stirrups. Flat footrest with arched brass band over, and square brass loop at top of arch. Top surface of footrest has relief cast loose woven knot inside raised, shiny, brass frame outline base of arch wide with rounded shoulders leading into narrow brass band which completes arch. Outside of arch surface has cloisonne red enamel vase holding three branched bouquet at bottom, and blue vase holding single blossom above, where arch narrows. Brass surfaces highly polished. Edges of arch and base have blue enamelled rectilinear trim pattern.
- Subject
- activities
- riding
- costumes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0040 a,b
Images
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