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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.024
Description
Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a young girl's head and neck. Her hair is pulled back behind her head leaving a few strands framing her face.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Balinese Girl
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a young girl's head and neck. Her hair is pulled back behind her head leaving a few strands framing her face.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.024
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.458
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Balinese Woman
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.0 x 34.8 cm
Subject
portrait, female
Balinese
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.458
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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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Mrs. Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1935
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.022
Description
Colour: blue, yellow, brown. Indigenous woman looks right. Her braided hair is hidden under a yellow scarf tied on her head. Her garment is bright blue.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mrs. Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
Date
1930 – 1935
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.3 x 63.9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, yellow, brown. Indigenous woman looks right. Her braided hair is hidden under a yellow scarf tied on her head. Her garment is bright blue.
Subject
portrait, female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.022
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Mrs.Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.302
Description
Woman wearing bright yellow scarf around head and tied in the front under her chin, black braided hair tied with red hangs in front on top of her blue top. Full head and shoulder view.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Mrs.Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Woman wearing bright yellow scarf around head and tied in the front under her chin, black braided hair tied with red hangs in front on top of her blue top. Full head and shoulder view.
Subject
portrait, female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.302
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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