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Sealskin Hunter and Bear

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.18
Description
A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a …
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Sealskin Hunter and Bear
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
Dimensions
20.5 cm
Description
A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a woven grass circle. The man has painted black features and a skin fringe hanging from the edges of his parka. The polar bear has painted features and an open mouth.
Subject
figure
male
animal
polar bear
activity
hunting
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.18
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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1955
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.10
Description
A seated man, carved out of wood, wearing a loin cloth. He is in the lotus position with his head thrown back.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Seated Man
Date
c. 1955
Dimensions
23.5 x 14.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A seated man, carved out of wood, wearing a loin cloth. He is in the lotus position with his head thrown back.
Subject
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.10
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Untitled [Wood Figure]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.14
Description
Carved wooden sculpture of man sitting in a crouch with hands on knees.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Wood Figure]
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
14.0 x 5.5 cm
Description
Carved wooden sculpture of man sitting in a crouch with hands on knees.
Subject
figure, male
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.14
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.64
Description
Slender woman with prayer clasped hands; on x-marked pedestal; view from rear very simple curved silhouette and recessed carving on front of figure, with exception of face and arms; reddish wood stain. Gift to Catharine from her cousin, David Newbury of Concord, Mass. who was a student in Uganda, A…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Woman
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
34.7 x 4.8 x 5.3 cm
Description
Slender woman with prayer clasped hands; on x-marked pedestal; view from rear very simple curved silhouette and recessed carving on front of figure, with exception of face and arms; reddish wood stain. Gift to Catharine from her cousin, David Newbury of Concord, Mass. who was a student in Uganda, African Studies.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.64
Images
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