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Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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Title
Figurine Group
Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Dimensions
3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
religious
animal
bear
cat
frog
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
shell; wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0154 a,b
Description
Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to rep…
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Title
Miniature Figurine
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
shell; wood
Dimensions
6.4 x 3.1 x 4.0 cm
Description
Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to represent hair, face is cupped by another shell forming a bonnet. (b) skirt of limpet shells piled on one another and glued together. Small shells form puffed sleeves with wooden stick arms. Necklace painted on bodice shell, facial features and black curly hair painted on shell which is cupped by another forming a bonnet. Two shells for feet on underside of skirt.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0154 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0173
Description
A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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Title
Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
8.5 x 93.5 cm
Description
A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
Subject
households
figure
female
religious
Hinduism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0173
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Mapudre, A Mangbetou Woman

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Artist
Alexandre Iacovleff (1887 – 1938, French)
Date
1925
Medium
oil pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
IaA.03.01
Description
A realistic rendering of a seated woman, wearing a loincloth, headdress and jewellry at her ankles, wrists and neck.
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Artist
Alexandre Iacovleff (1887 – 1938, French)
Title
Mapudre, A Mangbetou Woman
Date
1925
Medium
oil pastel on paper
Dimensions
73.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a seated woman, wearing a loincloth, headdress and jewellry at her ankles, wrists and neck.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
IaA.03.01
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.077
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Marilyn Zweifel
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.077
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Inuit Girl, Rankin Inlet

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.096
Description
Portrait of an Inuk girl.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Inuit Girl, Rankin Inlet
Date
1970
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Portrait of an Inuk girl.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.096
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.117
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Marilyn Zweifel
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
Subject
portrait, female
Marilyn Zweifel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.117
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.118
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Marilyn Zweifel
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
Portrait of Marilyn Zweifel.
Subject
portrait, female
Marilyn Zweifel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.118
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Inuit Girls Sleeping, Pangnirtung

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.213
Description
A small sketch of two girls lying in bed. The red blankets covering an imaginary bed are tucked underneath their necks. Their heads are turned to the side. Both of them have black hair. The background has been partially roughed in, in pencil on the bare canvas.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Inuit Girls Sleeping, Pangnirtung
Date
1970
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
A small sketch of two girls lying in bed. The red blankets covering an imaginary bed are tucked underneath their necks. Their heads are turned to the side. Both of them have black hair. The background has been partially roughed in, in pencil on the bare canvas.
Subject
figure, group
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.213
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Marilyn Zweifel, Ebikon, Switzerland (Near Lucerne)

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.358
Description
Woman sitting on orange surface, it appears that her legs are crossed, she has black hair in a bun on top of her head, she looks downwards towards her hands, in which there is something blue, she wears a white shirt and burnt orange vest.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Marilyn Zweifel, Ebikon, Switzerland (Near Lucerne)
Date
1977 – 1977
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
Woman sitting on orange surface, it appears that her legs are crossed, she has black hair in a bun on top of her head, she looks downwards towards her hands, in which there is something blue, she wears a white shirt and burnt orange vest.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.358
Images
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