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Burial of Chief David Bearspaw
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.030
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- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0145
- Description
- A small brass coloured, metal disk from World's Fair in 1893. Coin-like charm has hole drilled through top with small brass ring though for hanging. Face contains portrait of man with hair falling over his ears and "World's Fair 1893" around the edge. Obverse is printed with raised letters, the e…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1893
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 0.1 cm
- Description
- A small brass coloured, metal disk from World's Fair in 1893. Coin-like charm has hole drilled through top with small brass ring though for hanging. Face contains portrait of man with hair falling over his ears and "World's Fair 1893" around the edge. Obverse is printed with raised letters, the entire Lord's Prayer. Gold plate over copper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0145
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Funeral of Chief David Bearspaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.033
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.033
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Indian Village, Hagwilget
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.204
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.204
- Description
- The roadway passes in front of the village on the bottom left hand corner. The village comprises of several houses in a diagonal line and a white church in behind. Several other homes are located at either end of the sketch. Several large trees surround the church. Behind the church the background …
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- Title
- Indian Village, Hagwilget
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The roadway passes in front of the village on the bottom left hand corner. The village comprises of several houses in a diagonal line and a white church in behind. Several other homes are located at either end of the sketch. Several large trees surround the church. Behind the church the background is bluish green possibly denoting a thick forest.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- architecture
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.204
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- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.068
- Description
- Two totems poles with mountain behind.
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- Title
- Kispiox
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Two totems poles with mountain behind.
- Subject
- religious
- totem pole
- landscape
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.068
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- Date
- prior to 1973
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.081
- Description
- Three totem poles, mountains behind.
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- Title
- Kitwanga
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Three totem poles, mountains behind.
- Subject
- religious
- totem pole
- landscape
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.081
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0116
- Description
- A tiny, gold-filled, die-struck cross. Comparatively large hanging ring at top through ring struck as part of cross. Stamped design on surface is four petalled flower at centre with vines and leaves down each arm. Back concave, showing reverse impression of front from machine stamping.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 0.9 x 1.9 cm
- Description
- A tiny, gold-filled, die-struck cross. Comparatively large hanging ring at top through ring struck as part of cross. Stamped design on surface is four petalled flower at centre with vines and leaves down each arm. Back concave, showing reverse impression of front from machine stamping.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0116
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- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes cove…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1975 – 1977
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 4.7 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes covering surface. Hole pierced through narrow flange at top to hold chain. Chain of heavy silver links.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- souvenir
- gift
- accessories
- jewlery
- fashion
- households
- adornment
- animal
- religious
- Donna Class
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0180
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Religious Pendant
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- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. Hi…
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- Title
- Religious Pendant
- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. High surface of design polished, with niello behind.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0147
- Description
- An ivory cross with arms capped in gold. Simple, squared, Roman cross cut from ivory, end of each arm fitted with small, cast gold cap with .2 cm lip around arm. Small gold knob at middle of end of each arm on cap. Double scalloped edge on each side of caps, with front edge of each decorated with c…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 0.9 x 3.2 cm
- Description
- An ivory cross with arms capped in gold. Simple, squared, Roman cross cut from ivory, end of each arm fitted with small, cast gold cap with .2 cm lip around arm. Small gold knob at middle of end of each arm on cap. Double scalloped edge on each side of caps, with front edge of each decorated with cast pattern texture. Flat bar holding hinged pin spike at one end and small hook clasp at other, is fastened behind transverse arm of cross.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0147
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