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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0279
- Description
- Seated monkey holding back feet in right arm and left arm resting on left thigh, possibly scratching thigh. Minute hair lines scored throughout body. Yellow eyes possibly glass. Signature oval on bottom of right leg. Line extending from left arm may be a crack, another hairline at back of neck. Cor…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Dimensions
- 2.9 x 2.4 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- Seated monkey holding back feet in right arm and left arm resting on left thigh, possibly scratching thigh. Minute hair lines scored throughout body. Yellow eyes possibly glass. Signature oval on bottom of right leg. Line extending from left arm may be a crack, another hairline at back of neck. Cord could be looped through gap on crossed legs.signature oval on bottom of right leg: O tone
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0279
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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
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0281
- Description
- Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's rig…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 3.0 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's right knee. Design has been incised with fine markings, and paint on man's hat band and on kimono ties on his back. Detail on base of netsuke very good.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0281
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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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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0283
- Description
- Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right …
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 2.1 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right hand. Signature on belly deep brown tone to ivory, may have been stained. Opening for cord passage behind rider's right heel and dragon's belly.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0283
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- Date
- 1800 – 1870
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0287
- Description
- Wood carved in shape of gourd vessel having a silver stopper. Band at waist of gourd where it narrows. Ring attached to band to loop cord through.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1870
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 2.0 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Wood carved in shape of gourd vessel having a silver stopper. Band at waist of gourd where it narrows. Ring attached to band to loop cord through.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0287
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- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0013
- Description
- A rectangular wooden plaque with an engraved sterling silver plate. The engraving notes that the plaque commemorates Philip Moore acting as tournament manager in Banff Spring Hotel’s Prince of Wales Golf Tournament. The silver plate is marked “Birks Sterling”.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 1.8 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular wooden plaque with an engraved sterling silver plate. The engraving notes that the plaque commemorates Philip Moore acting as tournament manager in Banff Spring Hotel’s Prince of Wales Golf Tournament. The silver plate is marked “Birks Sterling”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0013
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
- Subject
- Town of Banff
- Banff Winter Festival
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Town of Banff, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1142
- Description
- A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Description
- A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1142
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- Date
- 1991 – 1992
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1208
- Description
- Square wooden base with a circle in the centre. The middle of the circle has a carved starburst. A circular metal piece rests in the circle (covering the starburst) with remnants of glue. The metal (bronze?) has a raised mountain scene inside a high edge. There is a banner across the metal circ…
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1991 – 1992
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- Square wooden base with a circle in the centre. The middle of the circle has a carved starburst. A circular metal piece rests in the circle (covering the starburst) with remnants of glue. The metal (bronze?) has a raised mountain scene inside a high edge. There is a banner across the metal circle with “SUMMIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD JON WHYTE - HISTORIAN presented at the Banff Festival of Mountain Films in recognition of a significant contribution to mountain life.” The year “1992” is below the banner.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1208
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