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Eskimo graphic art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20942
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Mortimer
- Call Number
- NE542 C32 E8
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Mortimer
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- [57]p. : chiefly ill.
- Notes
- French title : L'Art graphique des esquimaux
- "Engravings, etchings and stonecuts from the West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative in Cape Dorset and the Povungnituk Co-operative Society, Povungnituk, P.Q."
- Text in English and French
- Call Number
- NE542 C32 E8
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on l…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on lid. Lined with white muslin which also covers false bottom. A series of muslin pockets run around entire circumference inside. Basket holds many spools of thread as well as various other sewing sundries (folding scissors, thimbles, pincushion).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0051
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 4.5 x 44.8 cm
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied around "hat", and lash at bottom of a strip of buckskin passes through hole drilled at bottom and then through slit in itself with two ends hanging loose.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
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Miniature Sailboat
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0107 a,b
- Description
- Small and large hand carved sailboats, single masted with smaller foresail connected at top to mast, mainsail and foresail connected by wire to deck, body and keel one piece, boat is on small wood bass under keel, stamped "Rita Morin, St.Jean Port-Joli Que. Canada", pale unvarnished wood.
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- Title
- Miniature Sailboat
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.7 x 4.8 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Small and large hand carved sailboats, single masted with smaller foresail connected at top to mast, mainsail and foresail connected by wire to deck, body and keel one piece, boat is on small wood bass under keel, stamped "Rita Morin, St.Jean Port-Joli Que. Canada", pale unvarnished wood.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- sports
- sailing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0107 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0108
- Description
- Owl atop small log cross section, owl of plaster is painted dominantly beige and white with black. Yellow black eyes. Grease pencilled on log bottom "EL".
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 6.4 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Owl atop small log cross section, owl of plaster is painted dominantly beige and white with black. Yellow black eyes. Grease pencilled on log bottom "EL".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0108
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Animal Figurine
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0113
- Description
- Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.3 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- otter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0113
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0130
- Description
- Hand carved single bladed axe, from one piece of wood, unvarnished.
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- Title
- Miniature Ax
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.0 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Hand carved single bladed axe, from one piece of wood, unvarnished.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0130
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Miniature Paddle
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0131
- Description
- Small paddle with narrow, round handle which widens into broad paddle which has a plain back spine but is carved on face with incised decorative designs.
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- Title
- Miniature Paddle
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 2.5 x 32.6 cm
- Description
- Small paddle with narrow, round handle which widens into broad paddle which has a plain back spine but is carved on face with incised decorative designs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- carving
- sports
- boating
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0131
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- Date
- 1963 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0026
- Description
- A wood carving of a chain with fourteen large links hanging from a carving hook at the top, with an open sided tall box at the end containing a carved wooden ball. No joints show in the wood so that it was obviously carved from a single piece of wood.
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- Title
- Whimsy
- Date
- 1963 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 98.3 x 4.0 x 4.1 cm
- Description
- A wood carving of a chain with fourteen large links hanging from a carving hook at the top, with an open sided tall box at the end containing a carved wooden ball. No joints show in the wood so that it was obviously carved from a single piece of wood.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- craft
- carving
- Laurier Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0026
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