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Downhill Skier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.06.01
- Date
- 1937
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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- Title
- Downhill Skier
- Date
- 1937
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
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Going for Gold
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactohh.06.02
- Date
- 1985
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 th…
- Title
- Going for Gold
- Date
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 thick and ca. 21.0 diameter.
- Credit
- Gift of Harry Francis O'Hanlon, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Ivory kayak scene
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figu…
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- Artist
- Suitak
- Title
- Ivory kayak scene
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 3.6 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- The flat bone base is used to depict water in this piece.The base is medium brown in color and rectangular in shape. On the base is an ivory kayak sitting on an angle with the back tip at the back righthand corner. There is a spear tied down to the top of the kayak and in the kayak sits a male figure with a paddle in both hands ready for action. There is a ivory caribou swimming to the front and left of the kayak.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SuI.06.01
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm…
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- Artist
- Kutoks
- Title
- Man in kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.6 x 26.2 cm
- Description
- The stone used in this piece is gray green in color. The kayak has a smooth finish and two bone spears (2.0 cm) tied to it along the length. In the kayak is a male figure wearing a parka with the hood up. The mans arms are outstretched in front and he is holding a paddle. The bone paddle is 16.5 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KuT.06.01 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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North American Ski Championships
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.06.03
- Date
- 1949
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.03
- Description
- A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
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- Title
- North American Ski Championships
- Date
- 1949
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.03
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LeB.04.14
- Description
- In the foreground from the bl to the br there is a field of light green and dark green Prairie grass. In the mid section cc a group of figures on horseback and wagon stop to gather. A blue mountain range with snow peaks off in the distance starts in the cl and stops at the cr. The light blue sky an…
- Title
- Range Gossip
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Description
- In the foreground from the bl to the br there is a field of light green and dark green Prairie grass. In the mid section cc a group of figures on horseback and wagon stop to gather. A blue mountain range with snow peaks off in the distance starts in the cl and stops at the cr. The light blue sky and clouds starting at the tl and proceeding to the tr looks like it was made from using the wood grain pattern.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Prairie
- activity
- riding
- animal;horses
- dogs
- figure
- group
- transportation
- horse and wagon
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- LeB.04.14
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- Date
- 1951
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.02
- Description
- The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Champio…
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- Title
- Ski Jumper
- Date
- 1951
- Dimensions
- 36.0;18.0 x 21.0;25.3 x 41.0;24.9 cm
- Description
- The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Championships. Brass plates nailed on to wooden base indicating Peter Whyte Memorial Trophy and winners.
- Subject
- figure
- activity
- ski jumping
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.02
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LeB.04.20
- Description
- Over two thirds of this print starting from the bottom shows a female and three children feeding chickens. The field were they are standing in is a very light green. There are 16 chickens varying in color from dark yellow to peach to brown. Behind the figures there is a farm house, and two cows in …
- Title
- Western ...?
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Description
- Over two thirds of this print starting from the bottom shows a female and three children feeding chickens. The field were they are standing in is a very light green. There are 16 chickens varying in color from dark yellow to peach to brown. Behind the figures there is a farm house, and two cows in the upper left. The far background is a cloudy blue/green sky.
- Subject
- Landscape
- prairie
- farmland
- activity
- farming;animal
- chickens
- cows
- figure
- female
- children
- architecture
- rural farmhouse
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- LeB.04.20
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