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Fish

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Artist: Unknown

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.69

Description: Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Fish

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.2 x 27.6 cm

Description: Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.

Subject: animal, fish

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.69

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Great Diamond Island

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.08

Description: Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Great Diamond Island

Date: 1908

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 43.2 x 30.5 cm

Description: Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.

Subject: landscape, forest

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.08

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"Hotel Closed" Sign

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Physical Description: 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Name Access: Morant, Ivy; Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Hotel; Sign

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hunter on Ice

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1960

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.18

Description: Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Hunter on Ice

Date: 1960

Description: Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.

Subject: figure, male; hunting

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.18

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Inuit Man

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1960 – 1970

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.03

Description: Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Inuit Man

Date: 1960 – 1970

Dimensions: 3.0 x 2.4 cm

Description: Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.

Subject: figure, male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.03

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Man with Loon

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1965

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.62

Description: Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Man with Loon

Date: 1965

Dimensions: 13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm

Description: Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.

Subject: figure, male; animal, bird; loon

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.62

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Seal Group of 4

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.16 a-d

Description: Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Seal Group of 4

Date: 1962

Description: Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features inscribed.

Subject: animal; seal; group

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.16 a-d

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Summit Note from Unnamed Mountain

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Part Of: First ascent and summit note collection

Scope & Content: Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner H…

Date Range: ca. 1964 (?)

Reference Code: M235 / accn. 8121

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: First ascent and summit note collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M235

Sous-Fonds: M235

Accession Number: 8121

Reference Code: M235 / accn. 8121

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Responsibility: Whyte Museum

Date Range: ca. 1964 (?)

Physical Description: 1 Textual record: handwritten on cardboard in pencil

History / Biographical: Recovered July 17, 2011 by David P. Jones of Golden, B.C.; original author/owner unknown. Was originally stored upside down in old rusty sardine can and punctured with several holes caused by lightning.

Scope & Content: Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner Himmelsbach, Ralph Hutchinson, Don MacLaurin, Joe Hutton, and Bren Moss.