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Artist
Blake
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
BlK.06.01
Description
A realistic rendering of a woman's head and neck; hair parted in centre with braids coming together in front; left earring; necklace; a plaster of paris casting painted brown; flat back has a metal wire loop near top for hanging; is a pair with B1.06.02.
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Artist
Blake
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
22.5 x 7.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a woman's head and neck; hair parted in centre with braids coming together in front; left earring; necklace; a plaster of paris casting painted brown; flat back has a metal wire loop near top for hanging; is a pair with B1.06.02.
Subject
portrait, female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of D. S. Harvie, 1969
Catalogue Number
BlK.06.01
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Artist
Etungat
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
EtU.06.01
Description
Light green mottled stone. Portrait of a woman from the hips up, arms folded in front, parka hood off her head, face turned slightly upwards, long hair parted in the middle sweeps into two long braids that come together with an adornment. The stone has dark spots overall and light green shades th…
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Artist
Etungat
Title
Eskimo Half Woman
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
15.2 x 13.0 cm
Description
Light green mottled stone. Portrait of a woman from the hips up, arms folded in front, parka hood off her head, face turned slightly upwards, long hair parted in the middle sweeps into two long braids that come together with an adornment. The stone has dark spots overall and light green shades throughout.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
EtU.06.01
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Carlotta
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 17.8 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
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Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.24 a,b
Description
Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved …
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
29.0 cm
Description
Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved features and braided hairdo. 2 drilled holes in base to secure handle to lid.
Subject
portrait, female
households
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.24 a,b
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