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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Date
1912
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.02
Description
Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Title
Nigatsu-do Temple
Date
1912
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
25.7 x 36.7 cm
Description
Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
Subject
architecture
figure
group
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.02
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.134
Description
Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Nikko, Japan
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.
Subject
architecture
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.134
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Funeral of Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.033
Description
Colour: multi colours on white. In the lower left corner is the backside of a sled pulled by two horses. There are figures sitting in the sled and walking beside it, also two dogs. Many figures are making their way from the right to the left of centre where there is a huge circle of figures. Ac…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Funeral of Chief David Bearspaw
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
90.5 x 100.8 cm
Description
Colour: multi colours on white. In the lower left corner is the backside of a sled pulled by two horses. There are figures sitting in the sled and walking beside it, also two dogs. Many figures are making their way from the right to the left of centre where there is a huge circle of figures. Across the right side in front of a fence is a row of eleven sleds. The hills beyond meet the lake up centre and the far shore of blue mountains two thirds up. The sky is streaked grey.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
transportation
figure
group
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.033
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Burial of Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.030
Description
Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Burial of Chief David Bearspaw
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
61.8 x 74.5 cm
Description
Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
figure
group
religious
funeral
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.030
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Date
prior to 1997
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3017
Description
Cylindrical beaded hide bank completely lined with yellow fabric. The bank is beaded with a red background and four teal and white crosses (Latin) evenly spaced around the outside of the bank. The lid, edged with red beads, is attached to 1/3 of the top edge of the bank and has a rectangular hole…
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Title
Still Bank
Date
prior to 1997
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
9.5 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
Cylindrical beaded hide bank completely lined with yellow fabric. The bank is beaded with a red background and four teal and white crosses (Latin) evenly spaced around the outside of the bank. The lid, edged with red beads, is attached to 1/3 of the top edge of the bank and has a rectangular hole cut out of the center. The top and bottom edges of the bank are rounded and beaded with red, white and teal.
Subject
Indigenous
religious
children
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3017
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Title
Big Bear Medicine
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
92.5 x 92.5 cm
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
Subject
religious
Indigenous
animal
bear
Credit
Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Title
Sacrifice
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 91.5 cm
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
Subject
figure
group
historical
cultural
Indigenous
religious
Sundance Ceremony
Credit
Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. T…
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Title
Parade
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. The man in the middle has a moustache and looks directly at the viewer. An image of a Bhuddist deity is visible in the dark behind the man on the left and the man in the middle.
Subject
figure
group
religious
Tibetan Bhuddism
Credit
Purchased from Tsering Dorjee, Lhasa, Tibet, 2001
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
109.02.3037
Description
Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue b…
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Title
Hairbag
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
9.5 x 16.3 cm
Description
Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue background with a black edge on three sides and three black squares along the top edge. The bag has a braided hide handle (39.0 x 2.0 cm) with fur attached. The bottom edge of the bag has beaded hanging thong with fur tufts at the end.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
ceremonial
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3037
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Date
1973
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
109.02.3039 a,b
Description
Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped …
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Title
Incense Rock
Date
1973
Material
stone
Dimensions
2.0 (a); 3.5 (b) x 10.2 (a); 4.6 (b) x 10.5 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
Description
Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped tomohawk stone, grey with white spots.b) White and grey rock with hole in white side.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Jack Labelle
ceremonial
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3039 a,b
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