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Bear Spirit Totem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.31
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear Spirit Totem
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
- Subject
- mythological
- animal
- bear
- totem
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.31
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.66
- Description
- Male figure with head and torso of one piece of carved bone; four appendages joined to torso with sinew; all limbs movable; eyes and mouth jowls, nose carved.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bone Man
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 2.8 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Male figure with head and torso of one piece of carved bone; four appendages joined to torso with sinew; all limbs movable; eyes and mouth jowls, nose carved.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.66
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Custer's Last Stand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmud.02.01
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.01
- Description
- Dominant yellow/rust/blue on white ground symbolic painting; initialled brc DM/72 and written on back brace Custer's Last Stand (symbolic) by David Muskego, LeGoff Reserve, Alta. in Catharine's handwriting; also 109 Frank Kaquitts.
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Title
- Custer's Last Stand
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 45.8 cm
- Description
- Dominant yellow/rust/blue on white ground symbolic painting; initialled brc DM/72 and written on back brace Custer's Last Stand (symbolic) by David Muskego, LeGoff Reserve, Alta. in Catharine's handwriting; also 109 Frank Kaquitts.
- Subject
- symbolism
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.01
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Eskimo Sea Dreams
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnep.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture,…
1 image
- Title
- Eskimo Sea Dreams
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Background is blue green variegated light and dark. On this are various black shapes of men and animals. The top part of the picture has 4 men in a boat, 2 with oars, one casting a spear which is touching the head of a walrus, there are 2 walrus heads. A long curving line runs along the picture, below this image is another scene. An animal/man with horns, holding a spear and horns is facing another animal/man, behind them a small bird. They are all standing on a large, black whale. brc artist's carver's chop in red and Dorset chop in black.
- Subject
- activity, hunting
- fishing
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- NeP.04.01
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AuS.04.01
- Description
- Bold, mostly black image. Irregular shape with face, face tatooed. Towards top of image Inuit letters, near chin an ulu.Text in image reads “ᓯᐊᓯ ᐊᑎᑐ”Bottom text reads “17/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒪ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᑭᓇᒍᐊ ᓯᐊᓯ ᐊᑎᑐ ᐳᕕᓇᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”
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- Title
- Face of Woman
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.8 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- Bold, mostly black image. Irregular shape with face, face tatooed. Towards top of image Inuit letters, near chin an ulu.Text in image reads “ᓯᐊᓯ ᐊᑎᑐ”Bottom text reads “17/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒪ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ ᑭᓇᒍᐊ ᓯᐊᓯ ᐊᑎᑐ ᐳᕕᓇᑐ ᑯᐃᐱ ᑲᓇᑕ 1962”
- Subject
- mythological
- figure, woman
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AuS.04.01
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Men with Animals
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkia.04.07
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- copper engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.07
- Description
- Stylized images of animals and three people float randomly on the page. One of the animals is half animal and half bird. One of the people tlc is a black image. Off to the right of the image is an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside. Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#26…
1 image
- Title
- Men with Animals
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- copper engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.2 x 48.5 cm
- Description
- Stylized images of animals and three people float randomly on the page. One of the animals is half animal and half bird. One of the people tlc is a black image. Off to the right of the image is an embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside. Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Kiakshuk”Back reads “#265 DOR/IF 1962-14”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC) embossed chop in br
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.07
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- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- JoU.06.01
- Description
- Dark green stone, flat one side. Mermaid in a sitting position, facing left. Long hair, parted in the middle flows down her back to the right. Carved and incised features, breasts, hands, ear and fin. She appears old and unhappy.
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- Title
- Mermaid
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 4.6 cm
- Description
- Dark green stone, flat one side. Mermaid in a sitting position, facing left. Long hair, parted in the middle flows down her back to the right. Carved and incised features, breasts, hands, ear and fin. She appears old and unhappy.
- Subject
- figure
- female
- mythological
- sedna
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- JoU.06.01
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The Messengers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmud.02.02
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.02
- Description
- Label removed from back said The Messengers - The Great Eagle Spirit talks to the Medicine man at the centre. He then speaks to the messengers at his left and right who guide him to carry the message and power of the Great Spirit to the people. David Muskego Age: 18, LeGoff Reserve signed brc 72' D…
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Title
- The Messengers
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- Label removed from back said The Messengers - The Great Eagle Spirit talks to the Medicine man at the centre. He then speaks to the messengers at his left and right who guide him to carry the message and power of the Great Spirit to the people. David Muskego Age: 18, LeGoff Reserve signed brc 72' D. Muskego.
- Subject
- symbolism
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.02
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Nine Arctic Birds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkia.04.01
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.01
- Description
- Two rows of bird silhouettes; top row has 5 birds, all different in various poses, roughly the same size; the bottom row has 4 birds, all different, 2 on left same size as the top row, 2 bottom right are larger; they are all a light gray/blue with darker at tips; the centre top bird has some brown;…
1 image
- Title
- Nine Arctic Birds
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.5; 39.2 x 49.0; 63.5 cm
- Description
- Two rows of bird silhouettes; top row has 5 birds, all different in various poses, roughly the same size; the bottom row has 4 birds, all different, 2 on left same size as the top row, 2 bottom right are larger; they are all a light gray/blue with darker at tips; the centre top bird has some brown; artists chop has 2 red boxes with symbols and an igloo; written in pencil in English from left bottom edge: Nine Arctic Birds Skin Stencil 9/50 Cape Dorset Baffin Island 1960 Kiakshuk.
- Subject
- animal, bird, group
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.01
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- Artist
- Dallacy Zacharinsy
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- ZaD.08.01
- Description
- An imaginary bird, resembling an owl, stands upright. Completely covered with fox fur. Beak is skin, eyes are skin with round pieces of paper. Feet are two pieces of fur sewn together, with 3 toes. Bottom is skin.
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- Artist
- Dallacy Zacharinsy
- Title
- Ookpik
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- An imaginary bird, resembling an owl, stands upright. Completely covered with fox fur. Beak is skin, eyes are skin with round pieces of paper. Feet are two pieces of fur sewn together, with 3 toes. Bottom is skin.
- Subject
- mythological
- toy
- animal, owl
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ZaD.08.01
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