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Artist
Unknown
Date
1880 – 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Bird Tree
Date
1880 – 1900
Dimensions
20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
Subject
figure, male
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
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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.
Subject
figure
male
animal
polar bear
activity
hunting
group
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.42 a-e
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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.
Subject
figure
male
animal
fish
activity
hunting
fishing;
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.44 a,b
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Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1920
Medium
stone; ivory
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.108 a-c
Description
a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is at…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
stone; ivory
Dimensions
1.8 x 16.5 cm
Description
a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is attached to kayak at base. Face is incised and stained, back of figure has carved fringed coat details. Raised hand is fitted to hold spear (?) which is missing. b) Ivory paddle is 7 x .3 cm drilled at centre and at end where line is attached. c) Seal on line is in steatite, line tied to neck, line appears to be twisted string.
Subject
kayak
figure
paddle
seal
animal
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.108 a-c
Images
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