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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KnG.06.01
- Description
- Dark green stone, stylized features of a human face
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- Title
- Eskimo Face
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Dark green stone, stylized features of a human face
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KnG.06.01
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Man's Tie Tack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0193
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0193
- Description
- Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of b…
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- Title
- Man's Tie Tack
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of backing button with 2.0 cm long buttonhole bar at end. In small, square hard plastic, cube-like box with transparent lid.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- men
- households
- adornment
- figure
- face
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0193
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Native Hawaiian Face
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.502
- Date
- 1933 – 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.502
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- Title
- Native Hawaiian Face
- Date
- 1933 – 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.502
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0267
- Description
- Mask of man with wide grimace, medium brown hardwood. Concave back has carved calligraphy and a single hole through which a cord would pass.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 4.3 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Mask of man with wide grimace, medium brown hardwood. Concave back has carved calligraphy and a single hole through which a cord would pass.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- collectable
- keepsake
- households
- miniatures
- figure
- face
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0267
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0268
- Description
- Demon mask in red lacquer with black eyes, gold on nose and black interior at back of mask, where there is a single hole for cord passage. Red and white label on back saying "H.S 32", generally worn and soiled. Has been cracked and repaired lower left jaw, hairline crack lower right jaw, lacquer l…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 3.0 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Demon mask in red lacquer with black eyes, gold on nose and black interior at back of mask, where there is a single hole for cord passage. Red and white label on back saying "H.S 32", generally worn and soiled. Has been cracked and repaired lower left jaw, hairline crack lower right jaw, lacquer loss on right temple.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- collectable
- households
- miniatures
- figure
- face
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0268
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Spirit - Bird, Bear, Hunter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactiol.06.01
- 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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Two Sided Woman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.46
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.46
- Description
- mottled green stone; 2 sided woman; stylized shape of woman; bare headed; one side hands in front, fingers against her body; other side, she has an ulu in her right hand; carved features, dug out eyes and mouth, both sides.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Two Sided Woman
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- mottled green stone; 2 sided woman; stylized shape of woman; bare headed; one side hands in front, fingers against her body; other side, she has an ulu in her right hand; carved features, dug out eyes and mouth, both sides.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.46
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Two-Faced Sea Spirit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacteeg.04.02
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.02
- Description
- Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West …
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- Title
- Two-Faced Sea Spirit
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Bold, almost all black image centered on paper. Facing left the spirit has two faces on an animal-part-fish.Bottom reads “Two-faced Sea Spirit Stone Cut 47/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island ‘60 Eejyvudluk” Back reads “205 DOR/L 1960 - “7””Red chop denotes Egevadluq Ragee, black igloo chop denotes West Baffin Eskimo Coop.Since only two chops are present, this tells us that the artist, Egevadluq, was the artist as well as the printer.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.02
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- Date
- c. 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.443
- Description
- Two pencil drawings on a paper that has been folded horizontally. One drawing depicts a structure with curved, extended eaves, resembling Japanese architecture. The other drawing is of two faces with almond-shaped eyes. They are oriented 180 degrees in opposite direction from eachother.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.1 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Two pencil drawings on a paper that has been folded horizontally. One drawing depicts a structure with curved, extended eaves, resembling Japanese architecture. The other drawing is of two faces with almond-shaped eyes. They are oriented 180 degrees in opposite direction from eachother.
- Subject
- Asia
- face
- architecture
- Japan
- China
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.443
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.562
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a man’s portrait, from shoulders, up. He is in a 3/4 pose and frowns as he wears glasses and a tie. The word ...name is below and left of the drawing.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a man’s portrait, from shoulders, up. He is in a 3/4 pose and frowns as he wears glasses and a tie. The word ...name is below and left of the drawing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.562
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