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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0243
- Description
- A basketry hand bag, generally rectilinear, flat woven base and bird cage weave walls. Two strap handles connected to the upper rim of the basket, both rim and handles of heavier root fibre. A wide strip of fibre is woven in near base and near upper rim, darker brown, with yellow border. Major wall…
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- Title
- Tote Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 11.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A basketry hand bag, generally rectilinear, flat woven base and bird cage weave walls. Two strap handles connected to the upper rim of the basket, both rim and handles of heavier root fibre. A wide strip of fibre is woven in near base and near upper rim, darker brown, with yellow border. Major walls of basket depict a killer whale apparently being picked up a large bird thunderbird? The whale in black and the bird of black and purple with orange head, yellow bill, and blue green claws. On the minor panels are two canoes each with two paddlers in each.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- animal
- killer whale
- thunderbird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0243
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0245
- Description
- A flat based handwoven rectilinear tote bag, decorated with Nootka motifs. The base is a flat woven wide strand tabby of roots, which at the base angle is separated and drawn up into the walls which are woven in a bird cage weave with a light fibre. On one major wall is a whale with mouth open and …
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- Title
- Tote Bag
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 10.5 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A flat based handwoven rectilinear tote bag, decorated with Nootka motifs. The base is a flat woven wide strand tabby of roots, which at the base angle is separated and drawn up into the walls which are woven in a bird cage weave with a light fibre. On one major wall is a whale with mouth open and tail flukes above water, on the observe is a thunderbird with red feet and claws and yellow striped wings. On the minor ends are canoes, five passenger style of grey and burgundy. The handles on the bag are braided and extend down the interior walls of the bag, through the base, across it and stitched to the base rim.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- animal
- whale
- thunderbird
- canoe
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0245
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0643 a-c
- Description
- Three oval woven mats. (a) the smallest, has birds and scenes of whale eating fishing boat, with red and yellow trimming colours. (b) the middle size, has two each indigo and red birds with green bar design in centre mat and orange, indigo trim at border, yellow and red trims elsewhere around oval.…
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- Title
- Table Mat Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.1 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Three oval woven mats. (a) the smallest, has birds and scenes of whale eating fishing boat, with red and yellow trimming colours. (b) the middle size, has two each indigo and red birds with green bar design in centre mat and orange, indigo trim at border, yellow and red trims elsewhere around oval. (c) the largest, has exactly same design as (b) except all birds are indigo colour and green bar design in centre mat is trimmed in indigo and red, whereas trim on bar in (b) is indigo and orange. (a) stained from use; (b,c) in good condition.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- animal
- bird
- thunderbird
- whale
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0643 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0644
- Description
- Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird de…
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- Title
- Table Mat Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 16.8 cm
- Description
- Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird design. (c) has red centre ring surrounded by indigo and orange whales (two) and single green and indigo fishing boat. All have been used and show staining or scorching, but structurally in good condition. (d) has six petal burgundy flower at centre. Border of burgundy band with accordian pleated indigo, green, purple symbols.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- souvenir
- animal
- whale
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0644
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- Artist
- Lazarusie Epoo (1932 – )
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.51
- Description
- Beluga whale on pedestal - E91619 scratched on topside of pedestal and poss. I or H scratched on base; pedestal is small rounded mound holding vertical ivory shaft which fits into hole in belly of whale; whale detailed with mouth, eyes and two breathing holes on head; arched body.
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- Artist
- Lazarusie Epoo (1932 – )
- Title
- Beluga
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 3.5 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- Beluga whale on pedestal - E91619 scratched on topside of pedestal and poss. I or H scratched on base; pedestal is small rounded mound holding vertical ivory shaft which fits into hole in belly of whale; whale detailed with mouth, eyes and two breathing holes on head; arched body.
- Subject
- animal, whale
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.51
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- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoN.04.01
- Description
- A long horizontal image of a whale hunt; six hunter in a boat and the whale are black; the wter is a ‘fish-scale’ blue/greenBottom right corner reads “ᓇᐅᔪ ᓂᑯᑎᒧᓯ; ᑕᒥ ᐃᕕ”
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- Title
- Whale Hunt
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 61.5 cm
- Description
- A long horizontal image of a whale hunt; six hunter in a boat and the whale are black; the wter is a ‘fish-scale’ blue/greenBottom right corner reads “ᓇᐅᔪ ᓂᑯᑎᒧᓯ; ᑕᒥ ᐃᕕ”
- Credit
- Gift of Alison Rossiter, Navesink, USA, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- NoN.04.01
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- Artist
- Sila
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SiL.06.01 a-c
- Description
- Two ivory tusks 9.0 cm long with engravings all sides of some arctic animals and birds. Holes in bottom have wood stick to place the tusks together on a stone base. The base is shaped with a flat bottom.a) White ivory (antler bone?), tusk-like form with rounded wooden peg inserted at its base. On…
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- Artist
- Sila
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 4.3 x 5.6 cm
- Description
- Two ivory tusks 9.0 cm long with engravings all sides of some arctic animals and birds. Holes in bottom have wood stick to place the tusks together on a stone base. The base is shaped with a flat bottom.a) White ivory (antler bone?), tusk-like form with rounded wooden peg inserted at its base. One side depicts a black bird with a white belly. It is standing on a black rounded form. Short mark-making techniques are used to depict texture in the birds body and on the form it stands upon. On the reverse side, a bear is outlined in black, with small strokes depicting a hair-like texture. The bear is laying down on the ground, nose pointed towards a small mound with a black hole on top. Dimensions 9.5cm x 2.7cm, tapering to 1.6 cm, by 1.0 cm tapering to 0.4cm. b) White ivory (bone?), tusk-like form with rounded wooden peg inserted at its base. One side depicts a whale (beluga?) outlined in black, with a line drawn from its belly around to the other side of the object. On the reverse, two black creatures are seen (fish? whales? seals?). The line connects from the previous whale to one of the creatures who had an oval body and two limbs, reach with four lines (claws? toes? fingers?) while the other creature, more whale like in appearance, faces away. Both creatures are coloured in black with thin strokes. Dimensions 9.5cm x 2.7cm, tapering to 1.6 cm, by 1.0 cm tapering to 0.4cm. c) Grey, orange and brown stone base. One end is rounded while the other is a soft square. It is mostly flat, with the rounded end tapering into a slope. There are two holes drilled into the top surface. The base has some areas that are rectangular and dark - perhaps stickers were once here. Dimensions 5.6cm x 4.3 cm x 0.8cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SiL.06.01 a-c
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Lidded Basket with Stone Beaver Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- grass; stone
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.16
- Description
- lidded basket with stone beaver handle; lyme grass covered continuous uniform coil; 3 checkboard diamond designs of 9 dark squares; fitted lid with lip; carved grey stone beaver 1.8x4.7x1.7; hole drilled through belly to fasten to lid; incised round eyes and mouth.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Beaver Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- grass; stone
- Dimensions
- 11.3 cm
- Description
- lidded basket with stone beaver handle; lyme grass covered continuous uniform coil; 3 checkboard diamond designs of 9 dark squares; fitted lid with lip; carved grey stone beaver 1.8x4.7x1.7; hole drilled through belly to fasten to lid; incised round eyes and mouth.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.16
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Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 17.6 cm
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base to attach stone head to basket lid.
- Subject
- households
- animal, bear
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.61
- Description
- Beluga whales - large, medium and small sized whales (three) supported over rectangular base by three ivory pegs so that they swivel and can be removed from pegs, note flat foreheads, breathing holes and outstretched flippers.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Three Whales
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 7.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Beluga whales - large, medium and small sized whales (three) supported over rectangular base by three ivory pegs so that they swivel and can be removed from pegs, note flat foreheads, breathing holes and outstretched flippers.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.61
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