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Date
1700 – 1875
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0005
Description
Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and…
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Title
Doll
Date
1700 – 1875
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
70.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and heavily embroidered silk which are tacked directly to body.
Subject
households
toys
children
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0005
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Date
1950 – 1953
Material
fabric; hair; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0014
Description
A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool …
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Title
Doll
Date
1950 – 1953
Material
fabric; hair; glass; metal
Dimensions
21.5 x 4.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool hair bound in a loop at the nape of the neck with white cord. Green, white and turquoise bead necklace, sequin buttons, and sheet metal belt at waist.
Subject
Indigenous, Navajo
playthings
children
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0014
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
ceramic; wood; hair; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
108.05.0034
Description
A doll representing a young girl, bisqued head with painted, glazed features, open mouth with small even teeth, slanted eyes, and pierced earlobes, eyes open and close with weighted mechanism in head, black wig of fine wool ? done up in elaborate hair style of braided knot with two flowers, att…
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Title
Doll
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
ceramic; wood; hair; fibre; paper
Dimensions
39.0 x 6.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A doll representing a young girl, bisqued head with painted, glazed features, open mouth with small even teeth, slanted eyes, and pierced earlobes, eyes open and close with weighted mechanism in head, black wig of fine wool ? done up in elaborate hair style of braided knot with two flowers, attached to shaped fabric covering top of head. Painted wood, moveable arms and legs are ball jointed at elbows wrists and knees, and held to the body by a length of elastic cord connecting them with the moveable head. Body of papier mache composition;. Wearing hand stitched, faded pink silk pajamas trimmed with bands of green, the overblouse tying along one side, and tied at the waist with a dark pink ribbon sash.
Subject
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0034
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
ceramic; wood; paper; hair; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0036
Description
A doll representing a young girl with honey blonde hair. Bisque china head with painted, glazed features, small even teeth, pierced earlobes, and eyes that open and close by weighted mechanism inside head. Wig of human hair is attached to shaped fabric frame covering top of head, arms and legs of p…
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Title
Doll
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
ceramic; wood; paper; hair; fibre
Dimensions
46.0 x 8.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
A doll representing a young girl with honey blonde hair. Bisque china head with painted, glazed features, small even teeth, pierced earlobes, and eyes that open and close by weighted mechanism inside head. Wig of human hair is attached to shaped fabric frame covering top of head, arms and legs of painted wood are jointed at elbows, knees and wrists, and connected to moveable head by elastic cord passing through the body. Body of papier mache composition, wearing knitted undervest with pink ribbon at neck, muslin bloomers with lace trim at the knees, and a muslin chemise trimmed with lace at the edges. Note tied around neck: "Rosie of the '20s".
Subject
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0036
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3001
Description
Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons an…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
14.0 x 26.0 x 40.0 cm
Description
Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons and has hide at the front closure. There is a single thong threaded through slits at the front and then tied to itself at the top of the bag’s opening.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3001
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.3003 a,b
Description
Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3003 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3004
Description
Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3004
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3005
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3005
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3006
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3006
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
108.05.3007
Description
Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small bra…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood
Dimensions
9.5 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small braid on each side of the face and the rest of the hair hanging free. The doll is wearing a fringed hide dress and headband, both glued in place. The headband is decorated with a zig-zag red line.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3007
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
108.05.3008
Description
Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
Dimensions
4.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3008
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
crafts
beadwork
dancing
children
toy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3015
Description
Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blu…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood; glass
Dimensions
2.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blue, green and orange.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3015
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass; feather
Catalogue Number
108.05.3016
Description
Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The ne…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass; feather
Dimensions
3.7 x 10.3 x 15.5 cm
Description
Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The neck is wrapped with red and white beads and a white feather is attached to the back of the head.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3016
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.3021
Description
Small (child’s purse?) flat machine-sewn bag with a top flap and a metal (brass?) closure. There is fringe along the bottom edge. The bag has an adustable shoulder strap. Parts painted green front and back.
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Title
Hand Purse
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
15.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Small (child’s purse?) flat machine-sewn bag with a top flap and a metal (brass?) closure. There is fringe along the bottom edge. The bag has an adustable shoulder strap. Parts painted green front and back.
Subject
households
clothing
Indigenous
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3021
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Date
1980 – 1990
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1121 a-d
Description
A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MIN…
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Title
Hockey Sweater
Date
1980 – 1990
Material
fibre
Description
A hockey sweater, two patches and a button.a) Child’s blue, yellow and white hockey sweater with “Banff” across the chest in dark blue and the number “5” on the back.b,c) Two round fabric sew-on patches featuring a beaver on skates in a scarf and hat with a hockey stick. Each patch has “BANFF MINOR HOCKEY” written in blue.d) One round pin, with a similar design to the patches (b) and (c).
Subject
Banff
sports
hockey
children
animals
beaver
Credit
Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
103.05.1121 a-d
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Date
1910 – 1925
Material
ceramic; fibre; plastic
Catalogue Number
108.05.0027 a-d
Description
A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at…
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Title
Kewpie Doll Collection
Date
1910 – 1925
Material
ceramic; fibre; plastic
Dimensions
11.5 cm
Description
A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at top of head. Moveable arms connected by cord through body of doll, small blue wings on either side of neck. (a) china doll with painted features and tiny blue wing like protrusions at each side of neck, wearing full dress of two layers of purple pink tulle ruffles, and matching white silk bonnet lined with purple pink under brim and a wreath of flowers around crown. Marks: carved on bottom of feet, "O'Neill". (b) celluloid doll with painted features, wearing full yellow dress of satin with satin roses at each shoulder, and matching white silk bonnet lined with yellow under brim, with a wreath of yellow flowers and yellow bow at crown. Marks: patent number stamped on soles of feet. (c) celluloid doll as (b) wearing full dress of pink net over underskirt of white with pink ribbon trim at hem, and pink silk bonnet with net crown surrounded by a wreath of pink flowers. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number, heart shaped paper sticker on stomach, "Kewpie Red. U.S. Pat Off." (d) celluloid doll as (b) wearing pleated pastel green skirt embroidered with delicate flower springs and finished at the hem with embroidered scallop shapes. Pleated red velvet cape with three tiers of ruffles, lined with white satin, and having gold cord tie at neck, matching red velvet pleated bonnet. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number.
Subject
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0027 a-d
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Date
1913 – 1918
Material
plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0029 a-j
Description
A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figu…
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Title
Kewpie Doll Collection
Date
1913 – 1918
Material
plastic; fibre
Dimensions
6.5 x 3.5 cm
Description
A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figure (3.5 cm x 6.2 cm) holding red flower tied to wrist, and wearing light green Dutch girl's cap, bodily contours accented with a blush of pink, eyes looking to the right (b,c) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking left (d-g) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking right (h-j) figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) wearing ruffle dresses, one white, one pink, one green, two extra dresses, one yellow, one white kidskin trimmed in green.
Subject
Whyte home
playthings
children
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0029 a-j
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
ceramic; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.3010
Description
A collection of 22 marbles of various materials (ceramic, glass, metal), sizes (0.7 - 1.6 cm diameter) and colours.
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Title
Marble
Date
prior to 1970
Material
ceramic; glass; metal
Description
A collection of 22 marbles of various materials (ceramic, glass, metal), sizes (0.7 - 1.6 cm diameter) and colours.
Subject
hobbies
games
Indigenous
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3010
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