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Date
1815 – 1850
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1083 a-e
Description
Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 w…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1815 – 1850
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 wide with blue background with finely detailed flowers in intense blues, reds and yellows with some white. (b) 24.0x16.5. Fine cotton bag with beading. 2.5 wide cotton at top with drawstring. Beadng black background with vase of aqua and white bands, gold and dark green pattern. Vase holds various shades of blue flowers with some white and gold. Underneath spray of similar flowers. Beaded fringe 3.5 across bottom. (c) 16.5x13.5. Beaded beige sateen bag with 1.5 drawstring. Gold geometric beading on off-white beaded background. Looped beading fringe. (d) 12.0x7.5. Small beaded bag on beige cotton. Shaded pink roses with green leaves in overall pattern on beige beaded background. Vase-like orange and yellow object in centre of pattern. Remnants of blue and beige handle. (e) 11.0x9.0. Beige sateen drawstring 1.0. Overall geometric pattern of blue, light blue and gold. Band of light blue with dark blue and gold open pattern with dark blue border. Bottom corners have looped tassels of same colours.NOTE: the frame and burgundy-coloured velvet was removed because of discolouration; bags are a deeper colour on velvet-pressed side and faded on glass-pressed-side.
Subject
households
needlework
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1083 a-e
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Date
1999
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre;
Catalogue Number
103.05.1186
Description
An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1999
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre;
Dimensions
50.0; with arms 167.5 x 88.5 cm
Description
An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There is a zippered front closure and a pinked and beaded portion on each side of the zipper. The beadwork is alternating blue, yellow and red flowers with blue and yellow leaves and stems and then below flowers with colours of red, blue, black, yellow and leaves in green. There are four flowers on each side. On the flat front pockets the borders are pinked and the beadwork is a flower with red petals rimmed with black and a yellow centre. The leaves and stem are green.
Subject
households
clothing
Indigenous
beadwork
Nick Morant
regalia
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
103.05.1186
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Date
1999
Material
skin, animal
Catalogue Number
103.03.1128 a,b
Description
A pair of men’s cured hide, high-top moccasins, plain, no beadwork; they have pinked tongues and uppers, and long ties threaded through high-tops and tongue where it meets the vamps.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1999
Material
skin, animal
Dimensions
22.0 x 13.5 x 29.5 sole cm
Description
A pair of men’s cured hide, high-top moccasins, plain, no beadwork; they have pinked tongues and uppers, and long ties threaded through high-tops and tongue where it meets the vamps.
Subject
footwear
Indigenous
Andy Russell
regalia
Credit
Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
Catalogue Number
103.03.1128 a,b
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Bears, Pine Martens, Skunks and Badgers

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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs of mammals of British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the mammals include skunks, cottontail, badgers, bears, pika, weasel, coyote, ground squirrel, and wolf
Date Range
1977 - 1979
1981 - 1993
1997 - 1999
Reference Code
V222 / II / D / 1 / NS - 1 to 230
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / II : Animals
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / II / D : Mammals
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / II / D / 1 / NS - 1 to 230
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1977 - 1979
1981 - 1993
1997 - 1999
Physical Description
230 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs of mammals of British Columbia and Alberta. Some of the mammals include skunks, cottontail, badgers, bears, pika, weasel, coyote, ground squirrel, and wolf
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Nelson, BC
Radium, BC
Canal Flats, BC
Gadsen Provincial Park
Kootenay National Park
Manning Provincial Park
Cochrane, Alberta
Chase, BC
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Title Source
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Processing Status
Processed
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Date
2022
Material
paper; glass
Catalogue Number
105.02.0162
Description
A dark glass beer bottle with a printed label showing a stylized mountain scene with “ROCKIES REPEAT TONKA PORTER” below and “BREWED IN BANFF ALBERTA” above. Label also has Rockies Repeat and Banff Ave Brewing logos.
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Title
Beer Bottle
Date
2022
Material
paper; glass
Dimensions
17.5 cm
Description
A dark glass beer bottle with a printed label showing a stylized mountain scene with “ROCKIES REPEAT TONKA PORTER” below and “BREWED IN BANFF ALBERTA” above. Label also has Rockies Repeat and Banff Ave Brewing logos.
Subject
Rockies Repeat
Banff avenue Brewing
beer
community
Banff
Credit
Gift of Banff Avenue Brewing, Banff, 2022
Catalogue Number
105.02.0162
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Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull

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Artist
George Webber
Date
1997 – 2008
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.01
Description
Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull
Date
1997 – 2008
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
community
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.01
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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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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991

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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Dimensions
43.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
Subject
mountains
animal, bears
Maureen Enns
Credit
Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
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Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Title
Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.03
Description
A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom …
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
Bow Lake, 1902/2021
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom half of the image is a cyanotype of the glacier in 1902.
Subject
Bow Lake
Bow Glacier
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.03
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley Series
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
81.2 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
Yamnuska
Dorothy Knowles
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
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Date
1800 – 1900
Material
ivory
Catalogue Number
110.02.0016
Description
A small round ivory box constructed of three ivory rings so perfectly carved as to stack together easily to form a single unit; lid with large tear-shaped ivory knob sits inside top ring; two round-headed ivory pins pass through holes in the lip with the shanks protruding to the angles forming base…
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Title
Box
Date
1800 – 1900
Material
ivory
Dimensions
7.0 x 6.2 cm
Description
A small round ivory box constructed of three ivory rings so perfectly carved as to stack together easily to form a single unit; lid with large tear-shaped ivory knob sits inside top ring; two round-headed ivory pins pass through holes in the lip with the shanks protruding to the angles forming base and lip.
Subject
household
container
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.02.0016
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Artist
George Webber
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.39
Description
Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Boy and Storage Bin
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
colony
industrial
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.39
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Braiding Maria’s Hair

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Artist
George Webber
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.27
Description
Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Braiding Maria’s Hair
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
colony
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.27
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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

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Artist
Ted Raftery
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
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Artist
Ted Raftery
Title
Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.7 cm
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
Subject
landscape
mountain
people
Mount Logan
activity
climbing
Credit
Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
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Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection

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Date
1800 – 1890
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0319 a-f
Description
A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small …
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Title
Bric-A-Brac Stand Collection
Date
1800 – 1890
Material
wood
Dimensions
2.3 cm
Description
A collection of six short dark brown wooden stands. (a) 2.3 x 9.8 - incised double circle in circular platform top and carved knob trim around its rim. Outward bowed base is elaborately carved through in interwoven knot design between three square spiral motifs, each of which terminates in a small foot. Underside has circle carved at centre. (b) 2.6 x 5.8 - small lip around top platform, outward bowed base carved through in scrolled vine pattern between solid spaces terminating in three small feet. Marks: on base, red Japeanese writing) (c) 2.6 x 6.7 - double circle inscribed on top platform which is ringed with small lip, smooth outward bowed base with three small feet curving outward, small circle cut in base. Marks: on base, paper label, “605/2” (d) 2.7 x 6.5 - lathe turned with small lip around top platform, smooth outward bowed base with small foot-ring, bottom hollowed inside foot-ring. (e) 1.6 x 5.7 - small raised ring carved around platform top, base flares out slightly and is scroll-shaped along bottom defining three very small feet. (f) 1.6 x 4.5 - small lip around platform top, sharp shoulder of outward bowed based incised with small lines around; scroll carving at bottom defines small feet.
Subject
households
decorative
Japanese
E. S. Morse;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0319 a-f
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Date
1998 – 2001
Material
metal, bronze; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.1037
Description
Commemorative bronze sculpture of man on horse by Malcolm MacKenzie on wooden base. Signed by artist and numbered #26 of 49. Plaque on front reads: “T.R.C.R. 75 years, 1923-1998”.
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Title
Bronze Sculpture
Date
1998 – 2001
Material
metal, bronze; wood
Dimensions
24.5 x 9.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
Commemorative bronze sculpture of man on horse by Malcolm MacKenzie on wooden base. Signed by artist and numbered #26 of 49. Plaque on front reads: “T.R.C.R. 75 years, 1923-1998”.
Subject
riding
artists
horses
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Malcolm MacKenzie
Credit
Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 2002
Catalogue Number
107.02.1037
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. H…
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Title
Brothers
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. He appears to be trying to grab the older boy’s necklace. Both boys are wrapped in a sheepskin coat or blanket. The children are visible only from the waist up. Behind them is a flat grassland area. In the top left corner in the distance is a building which could be a temple.
Subject
figure
children
landscape
Tibetan plains
Credit
Purchased from Tserang Thundrup, Lhasa, China, 2001
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.02
Description
Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Title
Bugaboos
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Description
Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.
Subject
landscape
forest
Credit
Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.02
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Date
1800 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0661
Description
Small, plain, circular plate with wide rim and fairly deep dish area. Stamps on rim include Heraldic rampant lion and "H" "X" "B" separately stamped. Plate base stamped with crest including crown and laurels.
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Title
Butter Plate
Date
1800 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.8 x 18.7 cm
Description
Small, plain, circular plate with wide rim and fairly deep dish area. Stamps on rim include Heraldic rampant lion and "H" "X" "B" separately stamped. Plate base stamped with crest including crown and laurels.
Subject
households
Sir Thomas Gardiner
Lady Gardiner
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0661
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