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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional eleph…
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- Title
- Desk Set
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.3 x 23.2 cm
- Description
- A letter knife and stamp box of brass enamelled with white and black and a carved ivory elephant atop each. (a) letter knife, plain, double edged, dull, pointed steel blade. Solid brass handle enamelled black on bottom, and black cloisonne outlined with white on top. Carved three dimensional elephant with curled trunk walks atop handle.(b) stamp box rectangular brass box with flat lid enamelled with black cloisanne outlined in white. Carved three dimensional elephant roaring with raised trunk stands atop lid. Lid hinged with piano hinge. Inside of box has slanted bottom separated into three compartments for stamps. Contains one 7 cents Canadian stamp with flying goose.
- Subject
- households
- office
- hobbies
- animal
- elephant
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0030 a,b
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Miniature Canoe
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- Date
- 1920 – 1946
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0144
- Description
- Carved model of a Nootka dugout canoe with slanted prow terminating in carved animal head, and heavy squared stem at stern. Carved kneeling figure at stern wielding paddle, and seated figure at bow holding a two pronged spear,atlati, which rests in groove carved at bow. Figures carved from same pie…
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1946
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 12.2 x 66. cm
- Description
- Carved model of a Nootka dugout canoe with slanted prow terminating in carved animal head, and heavy squared stem at stern. Carved kneeling figure at stern wielding paddle, and seated figure at bow holding a two pronged spear,atlati, which rests in groove carved at bow. Figures carved from same piece of wood as canoe, paddle and harpoon separate. Outside of canoe, hair and features of figures painted black. Harpoon wrapped with black thread at joint of prongs, black stripes painted on paddle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0144
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare bras…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small, cylindrical, lidded brass box, flat-bottomed, with a flush fitting, slightly domed lid which has a flange fitting into the straight, vertical wall of the box. Both box wall and lid have chips of turquoise set into enamel and polished flush with the surface. The dome of the lid is bare brass in the rough configuration of a posy.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0196
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 6.2 x 8.6 cm
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box is somewhat roughly carved and finished.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
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