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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.0 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0280
- Description
- Reclining figure lying on leaf attached to bamboo rod. Low profile figure is lying on left side, propped head on left hand, elbow crooked. Right arm resting along right knee. Very elongated skull and smile on face. Cord hole in gap between bamboo stalk and leaf on bottom, signature on leaf on botto…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.8 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Reclining figure lying on leaf attached to bamboo rod. Low profile figure is lying on left side, propped head on left hand, elbow crooked. Right arm resting along right knee. Very elongated skull and smile on face. Cord hole in gap between bamboo stalk and leaf on bottom, signature on leaf on bottom.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- accessories
- souvenir
- households
- miniatures
- figure
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0280
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missin…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 2.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missing. Fine tooling has created hair lines overall surface. Cord hole between legs of seated monkey. Signature on bottom, within oval .
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectable
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- monkey
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Okau
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
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Park Centennial Flag
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.1047
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1047
- Description
- A Canadian flag sits at the top left of the flag, measuring roughly 1/4 of the total space. Brass grommets are at the top and bottom left corners. Parks insignia measures half of the flag space. The insignia is green, with a crown at the top, and a beaver centered by maple leaves, and reads “Garde …
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- Title
- Park Centennial Flag
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- A Canadian flag sits at the top left of the flag, measuring roughly 1/4 of the total space. Brass grommets are at the top and bottom left corners. Parks insignia measures half of the flag space. The insignia is green, with a crown at the top, and a beaver centered by maple leaves, and reads “Garde De Parc/ Park Warden.”
- Subject
- events
- Banff Park Centennial
- Park Wardens
- Credit
- Gift of Park Warden Service Alumni Association, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1047
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1093 a-d
- Description
- Happy Birthday National Parks 1885-1985 , 4 items (a) lapel pin (2.3 x 1.5) gold plated, stylized beaver in rounded triangle centered with 1885 above and 1985 below (b) box for (a) brown plastic with clear plastic top (c) button 5.5 dia. brown beaver holding a yellow and blue cake with "10…
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- Title
- Pin Collection
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Description
- Happy Birthday National Parks 1885-1985 , 4 items (a) lapel pin (2.3 x 1.5) gold plated, stylized beaver in rounded triangle centered with 1885 above and 1985 below (b) box for (a) brown plastic with clear plastic top (c) button 5.5 dia. brown beaver holding a yellow and blue cake with "100" on top, rainbow over the beaver. Written centre top "Happy Birthday National Parks", either side "1885-1985" (d) fabric sew on patch 7.8 dia, same as (c).
- Subject
- parks
- Banff National Park
- events
- Centennial
- Credit
- Purchased from Jon Whyte, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1093 a-d
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1081
- Description
- Banff National Park 1885 - Centennial - 1985, dark wood base, 2 holes drilled in back. Silver coin 3.0 diameter centered near top "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" with an Indigenous head in relief, facing left. Below that a replica of the bison licence plate for Banff visitors (1925 - 1940) standing o…
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Banff National Park 1885 - Centennial - 1985, dark wood base, 2 holes drilled in back. Silver coin 3.0 diameter centered near top "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" with an Indigenous head in relief, facing left. Below that a replica of the bison licence plate for Banff visitors (1925 - 1940) standing on a base 2.2 x 10.5, on which is: "Banff National Park 1885 Centennial 1985), the history of the plaque is pasted on to the back.
- Subject
- events
- Parks Centennial
- Kiwanis
- Credit
- Purchased from Luxton Museum, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1081
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- Date
- 1984 – 1986
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1204
- Description
- Eight ribbons - 2 yellow; 3 light purple; 3 white. Each ribbon has “BANFF WINTER FESTIVAL” on them and a prize designation on a banner - “FIRST” (yellow); “SECOND” (light purple); “THIRD” (white).
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- Title
- Prize Ribbon
- Date
- 1984 – 1986
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 17.9 cm
- Description
- Eight ribbons - 2 yellow; 3 light purple; 3 white. Each ribbon has “BANFF WINTER FESTIVAL” on them and a prize designation on a banner - “FIRST” (yellow); “SECOND” (light purple); “THIRD” (white).
- Credit
- Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1204
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Rubik's Cube Puzzle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1005
- Date
- 1982 – 1982
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1005
- Description
- Clear circular plastic tube with a black plastic base indented to hold the cube. Joining the top of the tube to the base is a gold coloured piece of tape on which is written "souvenier (s0c) puzzler". Five sides of the cube visible: Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Avenue, Maligne Lake, Mount Rund…
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- Title
- Rubik's Cube Puzzle
- Date
- 1982 – 1982
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 8.3 cm
- Description
- Clear circular plastic tube with a black plastic base indented to hold the cube. Joining the top of the tube to the base is a gold coloured piece of tape on which is written "souvenier (s0c) puzzler". Five sides of the cube visible: Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Avenue, Maligne Lake, Mount Rundle, and in blue letters on white "The Canadian Rockies" written on the top of the cube.
- Subject
- souvenir
- playthings
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from International Photo Services, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1005
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1028
- Description
- Flat round tray with raised flat rim. Dark blue on rim and background with a picture of Banff Avenue looking towards Mount Rundle with the Banff Springs Hotel, Clock Tower Mall, a gondola and a ram's head. Printed along bottom "Alberta Canada" in black with "Banff" in white along the top. Cars a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Flat round tray with raised flat rim. Dark blue on rim and background with a picture of Banff Avenue looking towards Mount Rundle with the Banff Springs Hotel, Clock Tower Mall, a gondola and a ram's head. Printed along bottom "Alberta Canada" in black with "Banff" in white along the top. Cars and people are on the street as well as in the gondola.
- Credit
- Purchased from International Photo Services, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1028
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1044
- Description
- Shot glass resembles a miniature beer mug, heavy bottomed with 90 degree walls. On the bottom is a series of 2.0 cm indented arches. The handle is a half-heart shape. The label design is the same as 104.20.1043 with the exception that the background in the Sunshine crest is not yellow, but rathe…
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- Title
- Shot Glass
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 7.4 cm
- Description
- Shot glass resembles a miniature beer mug, heavy bottomed with 90 degree walls. On the bottom is a series of 2.0 cm indented arches. The handle is a half-heart shape. The label design is the same as 104.20.1043 with the exception that the background in the Sunshine crest is not yellow, but rather a blue dot pattern.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Sunshine Village
- Credit
- Gift of Sunshine Village, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1044
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Topographical Map
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1045
- Description
- Molded plastic map of Banff area. Mountains, lakes and rivers represented quite realistically, showing roads, trails, railway track, townsite, etc. Black lettering naming locations, peaks, etc. Top left corner 9.0 x 6.1 yellow flat surface with legend, top right corner 9.9 x 6.8, yellow flat surfa…
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- Title
- Topographical Map
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Molded plastic map of Banff area. Mountains, lakes and rivers represented quite realistically, showing roads, trails, railway track, townsite, etc. Black lettering naming locations, peaks, etc. Top left corner 9.0 x 6.1 yellow flat surface with legend, top right corner 9.9 x 6.8, yellow flat surface with "Banff in the heart of the Canadian Rockies Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift Skyway to Banff's Top View" with drawings of 2 gondolas.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1045
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- Date
- 1986 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1086
- Description
- yellow, "The 1988 Winter Olympics", ordinary short sleeved polyester/cotton t-shirt, black printing on front:"The 1988 Winter Olympics Mt. Sparrowhawk Lake Louise Mt. Allan Tunnel Mountain"; Mt. Sparrowhawk, Lake Louise, Mt. Allan are all crossed off with aline running through them,"Tunnel Mountain…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1986 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- yellow, "The 1988 Winter Olympics", ordinary short sleeved polyester/cotton t-shirt, black printing on front:"The 1988 Winter Olympics Mt. Sparrowhawk Lake Louise Mt. Allan Tunnel Mountain"; Mt. Sparrowhawk, Lake Louise, Mt. Allan are all crossed off with aline running through them,"Tunnel Mountain" appears as if it is handwritten.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- events
- 1988 Winter Olympics
- Credit
- Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1086
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- Date
- 1988 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1075
- Description
- Light blue, "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988", ordinary long sleeved cotton t-shirt, light blue with black design and printing, back has "Prescreener 1.5" high letters in black, front has "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988" running diagonally with red film strip and black mounta…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1988 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- Light blue, "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988", ordinary long sleeved cotton t-shirt, light blue with black design and printing, back has "Prescreener 1.5" high letters in black, front has "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988" running diagonally with red film strip and black mountain climber hanging on side of film strip, the Banff Centre logo with "The Banff Centre School of Management" also in red as part of overall design.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Festival of Mountain Films, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1075
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- Date
- 1989
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1087
- Description
- Yellow, Banff Festival of Mountain Films, ordinary short sleeve t-shirt; silkscreened on front in black, blue and hot pink showing mountains and film strip with "Banff Festival of Mountain Films"and "Banff Centre for Management", film strip curls around the mountains, also shown are three climbers.
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1989
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Yellow, Banff Festival of Mountain Films, ordinary short sleeve t-shirt; silkscreened on front in black, blue and hot pink showing mountains and film strip with "Banff Festival of Mountain Films"and "Banff Centre for Management", film strip curls around the mountains, also shown are three climbers.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Festival of Mountain Films, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1087
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- Date
- 1988 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1090
- Description
- White, picture and "Take only pictures leave only footprints", ordinary short sleeved cotton t-shirt, black screened picture on chest, face of Chief Walking Buffalo with mountains in background in circle, mule deer on left, bighorn ram with trees frame circle, lettering on top: "Take Only Pictures"…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1988 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- White, picture and "Take only pictures leave only footprints", ordinary short sleeved cotton t-shirt, black screened picture on chest, face of Chief Walking Buffalo with mountains in background in circle, mule deer on left, bighorn ram with trees frame circle, lettering on top: "Take Only Pictures" below "leave only footprints", lower left circle "C" and the name crow.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1090
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1092
- Description
- Blue, Mount Everest, red and navy design, ordinary blue cotton short sleeve t-shirt, red maple leaf 20.0 x 27.0 with climber holding up and ice axe superimposed on left side of maple leaf, on right side lettering in navy,1.0 tall reading :"Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition 1982".
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Blue, Mount Everest, red and navy design, ordinary blue cotton short sleeve t-shirt, red maple leaf 20.0 x 27.0 with climber holding up and ice axe superimposed on left side of maple leaf, on right side lettering in navy,1.0 tall reading :"Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition 1982".
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1092
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- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1093
- Description
- Red, "Bienvenue a Banff", lettering and picture in black, ordinary red cotton short sleeve t-shirt, lettering in black (2.0 tall) at top and bottom of picture, 10.0x21.0 lettering at top: "Bienvenue a Banff underneath "...Bonhomme!", picture shows Mount Rundle and trees in backgroundwith sno…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1980 – 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- Red, "Bienvenue a Banff", lettering and picture in black, ordinary red cotton short sleeve t-shirt, lettering in black (2.0 tall) at top and bottom of picture, 10.0x21.0 lettering at top: "Bienvenue a Banff underneath "...Bonhomme!", picture shows Mount Rundle and trees in backgroundwith snowman wearing sasha de toque walking arm in arm with a bear.
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1093
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- Date
- 1986
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1133
- Description
- Short sleeve, bright orange with a logo by Jan Andrews. Lettering "snow golf 86" at top with a cartoon character golfing. Under cartoon on left is a logo for "Silver City Food & Beverage Co." "Banff Canada" on right. Under golf ball is signature of Jan Andrews.
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1986
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- Short sleeve, bright orange with a logo by Jan Andrews. Lettering "snow golf 86" at top with a cartoon character golfing. Under cartoon on left is a logo for "Silver City Food & Beverage Co." "Banff Canada" on right. Under golf ball is signature of Jan Andrews.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- souvenir
- Banff
- Jan Andrews
- Snow Golf
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1133
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- Date
- 1982 – 1983
- Material
- plastic; paper; water
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1053
- Description
- Clear plastic water bottle with black screw top and label. A 227 ml. "mickey" shaped bottle, with tapering neck and slightly depressed rear wall, lid is screw type, black with grooves on the sides. Oval front label with red and beige accent colours "CANADIAN NATURAL MOUNTAIN WATER", repeated in fi…
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- Title
- Water Bottle
- Date
- 1982 – 1983
- Material
- plastic; paper; water
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Clear plastic water bottle with black screw top and label. A 227 ml. "mickey" shaped bottle, with tapering neck and slightly depressed rear wall, lid is screw type, black with grooves on the sides. Oval front label with red and beige accent colours "CANADIAN NATURAL MOUNTAIN WATER", repeated in fine print in French. The label contains a colour scene of a woman, nude except for a loin cloth, standing in a stream, back dropped against a mountain scene "BANFF SPRINGS" across the label in large letters. Top label is black and white with the words "WORLD FAMOUS". A depiction similar to the Canadian coat of arms with a lion in a standing position flanked by a sheep and deer on their hind legs.
- Subject
- souvenir
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1053
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