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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole …
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- Artist
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian)
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- A bird sits on top of a bear, looking off to the left. (a) The bird 5.0 high is nicely carved, wings, eyes and beak defined. A hole in flat bottom has a peg to stabalize it to the bear. (b) The bear 3.8 x 7.8 x 3.8 is lying down. Ears, nose and mouth, eyes carved, tail is also carved. A hole is drilled into centre back.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AaL.06.02 a,b
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Pair of Ivory Murrs on Base
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- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AmL.06.01 a-c
- Description
- A pair of ivory murrs on a green stone base. (a) base irregularly shaped base, flat on bottom, 7.0 x 4.2 (b) stylized bird 4.8 long, holes drilled for eyes, black inside (c) bird same as (b) 6.3 long
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- Title
- Pair of Ivory Murrs on Base
- Date
- 1962
- Description
- A pair of ivory murrs on a green stone base. (a) base irregularly shaped base, flat on bottom, 7.0 x 4.2 (b) stylized bird 4.8 long, holes drilled for eyes, black inside (c) bird same as (b) 6.3 long
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AmL.06.01 a-c
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Three Caribou Swimming
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- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- ArN.06.01 a-c
- Description
- Three stylized swimming caribou with antlers, each animal carved in one piece with shaped bone antlers inserted into forehead, all have ears and painted round eyes and a tail, mouths open (no legs). B and c bodies arch slightly to the right. (a) 4.5x.8x17.3, antlers ca 5.0 long x .3. (b) 5.5x1.5…
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- Title
- Three Caribou Swimming
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- bone
- Description
- Three stylized swimming caribou with antlers, each animal carved in one piece with shaped bone antlers inserted into forehead, all have ears and painted round eyes and a tail, mouths open (no legs). B and c bodies arch slightly to the right. (a) 4.5x.8x17.3, antlers ca 5.0 long x .3. (b) 5.5x1.5x17.0, antlers ca 3.5 long x .3. (c) 5.0x1.2x17.5, antlers ca 4.0 long x .4. Were originally glued together as a group, (a) has become separated from (b) and (c)
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ArN.06.01 a-c
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representat…
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- Artist
- Etegokjak
- Title
- Bird on Seal
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 9.0 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Black stone, bird with head high and tilted back, wings carved, features incised, hole drilled in bottom near tail. The bird sits on a wooden peg which is inserted into a hole drilled in the base. The base is flat bottomed with a rounded top ca 2.5 at highest point, a very abstract representation of a seal with only a back flipper recognizable
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- EtE.06.01 a,b
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- Artist
- J. B. Freitas
- Title
- Reefs Ahead
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 21.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- FrJ.04.01
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- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaC.03.02
- Description
- Three figures at vendor's stand in treed setting; signed on card folder only, sketch glued to card. Xmas card sent to Whytes by Artist
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- Title
- Street Vendor
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 14.8 cm
- Description
- Three figures at vendor's stand in treed setting; signed on card folder only, sketch glued to card. Xmas card sent to Whytes by Artist
- Subject
- figure, group
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HaC.03.02
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.04
- Description
- One piece grey stone, family of 3 standing side by side. Group appears to be father, mother and child, all dressed in typical parkas. Features are carved, hair indicated on foreheads. The left, largest figure holds a goose by the neck in his left hand. The central figure has her hands together …
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- Title
- The Carollers
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- One piece grey stone, family of 3 standing side by side. Group appears to be father, mother and child, all dressed in typical parkas. Features are carved, hair indicated on foreheads. The left, largest figure holds a goose by the neck in his left hand. The central figure has her hands together in front. The small figure has left hand in front and right arm around the back of the mother. The smallest figure is 15.5 tall.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- HaK.06.04
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- Artist
- Levi Koomalook
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- KoM.06.01
- Description
- dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
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- Artist
- Levi Koomalook
- Title
- Bag of Murres
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- dark green stone shaped like a basket with handles both ends, a handle of rawhide is tied to each, the bag is textured with irregular small drilled holes, inside the basket three heads of birds (murres) are sticking out just slightly above the edge of the bag
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KoM.06.01
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Four Inuit Figures
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- Artist
- Annie Markosie (1935 – )
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- MaA.06.01
- Description
- Four parka clad figures are grouped together in an acrobatic game. The front figure is bent over, hands holding on to a serrated form, another figure is standing on his shoulders, facing the other direction, he too is bent over. This figure has his hands on the shoulders of another figure who is ha…
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- Artist
- Annie Markosie (1935 – )
- Title
- Four Inuit Figures
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- 27 x 7.0 x 29 cm
- Description
- Four parka clad figures are grouped together in an acrobatic game. The front figure is bent over, hands holding on to a serrated form, another figure is standing on his shoulders, facing the other direction, he too is bent over. This figure has his hands on the shoulders of another figure who is half on the back of the first one, he is facing the same direction as the second. The figure on the back is facing the same direction as the first and has his hands around a sack into which they appear to be stuffing the third person. Broad shapes of their clothing is carved. All have well defined facial features, eyebrows are delicately incised. Scratched into bottom: Markossie. Ann and 7N23 or 71123.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- MaA.06.01
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Mounted Indians on the Move
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.04.24
- Description
- People on horseback in a line from one edge of the picture to the other, facing to the left; some riders have children with them; a dog travois, one horse travois; mountains in the background; they are riding along the edge of water in which the scene is repeated upside down.
- Title
- Mounted Indians on the Move
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5;27.5 x 30.0;35.0 cm
- Description
- People on horseback in a line from one edge of the picture to the other, facing to the left; some riders have children with them; a dog travois, one horse travois; mountains in the background; they are riding along the edge of water in which the scene is repeated upside down.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.04.24
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