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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0156
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 4.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0156
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0031
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0031
- Description
- Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.7 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting as base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0031
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0048%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0048 a,b
- Description
- A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Des…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Design is dark blue ground bordered by light blue beads and on the blue ground double ended arrows in light blue, bordered by orange emanating from double diamonds in orange.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0048 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1969
- Material
- bone; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.1010
- Description
- Bleached head and horns of bison.
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- Title
- Bison Skull
- Date
- prior to 1969
- Material
- bone; horn
- Dimensions
- 56.5 cm
- Description
- Bleached head and horns of bison.
- Credit
- Gift of Al Hiebert, Calgary, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.1010
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Commemorative Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1071
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
- Credit
- Gift of F. Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
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Decorative Vase
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0301
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Broad mouthed vase resembling drinking glass. Base is circular, ridged and painted in gold. Gold bands at top of base and at glass rim. Two each moose and deer burgundy coloured oval decorations on sides, body of vase bulbous near base then slightly narrows and flares out to broad rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0301
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and …
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and pulled tightly across centre with thick twisted cord. Skin has been sewn together with sinew along one side of hoop frame extending 6 cm into face of drum. Drum skin has been stained red with large grey owl with yellow wings and red features sitting at centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
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Household Thermometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.1002
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1002
- Description
- A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.
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- Title
- Household Thermometer
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow Lake
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1002
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Spoon; Demitasse Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0404%20a-f
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold …
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- Title
- Spoon; Demitasse Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 2.0 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- A boxed set of six small demitasse spoons, anodized gold coloured with enamelled blue and white handles and Norwegian scenes in the bowls of the spoons. Gold colour forms a frame around the white handle with a cross hatch effect, and a small blue patch at the base. Neck of handle is gold, and gold frames the scenes in the bowls of spoons, which are white and blue with a rosy sunset in each. (a) Viking ship sailing in front of two mountain peaks. (b) as (a) but single mountain peak. (c) ball of sun setting over ocean beside black cliff. (d) as (c). (e) reindeer pulling sleigh in front of two mountain peaks. (f) as (e) but single mountain peak.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- deer
- Viking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0404 a-f
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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0095
- Description
- A heavy buckskin belt with commercial buckle added to it, and home studded with brass studs for most of its length. To the belt have been added rectangles of catlinite, each of which has been thonged to the belt proper, and each of which bears a different image, geometric motif canoe turtle geomet…
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- Title
- Studded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 116.0 cm
- Description
- A heavy buckskin belt with commercial buckle added to it, and home studded with brass studs for most of its length. To the belt have been added rectangles of catlinite, each of which has been thonged to the belt proper, and each of which bears a different image, geometric motif canoe turtle geometric bird buffalo skull heart with arrow tepee and geometric design. Alternating with catlinite are commercial brass buttons in five different designs, two of which have eagle's heads on them, one of which shows a hound chasing a rabbit into a stump, and the other six bearing an impressed geometric pattern.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0095
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0643 a-c
- Description
- Three oval woven mats. (a) the smallest, has birds and scenes of whale eating fishing boat, with red and yellow trimming colours. (b) the middle size, has two each indigo and red birds with green bar design in centre mat and orange, indigo trim at border, yellow and red trims elsewhere around oval.…
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- Title
- Table Mat Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.1 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Three oval woven mats. (a) the smallest, has birds and scenes of whale eating fishing boat, with red and yellow trimming colours. (b) the middle size, has two each indigo and red birds with green bar design in centre mat and orange, indigo trim at border, yellow and red trims elsewhere around oval. (c) the largest, has exactly same design as (b) except all birds are indigo colour and green bar design in centre mat is trimmed in indigo and red, whereas trim on bar in (b) is indigo and orange. (a) stained from use; (b,c) in good condition.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- animal
- bird
- thunderbird
- whale
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0643 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0644
- Description
- Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird de…
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- Title
- Table Mat Set
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 16.8 cm
- Description
- Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird design. (c) has red centre ring surrounded by indigo and orange whales (two) and single green and indigo fishing boat. All have been used and show staining or scorching, but structurally in good condition. (d) has six petal burgundy flower at centre. Border of burgundy band with accordian pleated indigo, green, purple symbols.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- souvenir
- animal
- whale
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0644
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0349 a-e
- Description
- Teapot is a light beige glaze with blue and black dragonfly glaze design. "Made in Occupied Japan" stamp on base. Handles and spout affixed separately, metal handle reed wrapped. 4 teacups, 6.3 cm high 8.9 cm dia. same design as teapot.
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 12.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Teapot is a light beige glaze with blue and black dragonfly glaze design. "Made in Occupied Japan" stamp on base. Handles and spout affixed separately, metal handle reed wrapped. 4 teacups, 6.3 cm high 8.9 cm dia. same design as teapot.
- Subject
- households
- animal
- dragonfly
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0349 a-e
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- Date
- 1940 – 1957
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0314
- Description
- Unvarnished, hand carved box, lid inset inside box rim, unhinged. Box is flat based with sides sitting on base edge, exterior roughly carved, inside straight sided. Lid French Canadian rural scene with man in horse drawn sleigh. Torn sticker that was removed indicated Canadian manufacture. Dark sta…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1957
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 11.0 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- Unvarnished, hand carved box, lid inset inside box rim, unhinged. Box is flat based with sides sitting on base edge, exterior roughly carved, inside straight sided. Lid French Canadian rural scene with man in horse drawn sleigh. Torn sticker that was removed indicated Canadian manufacture. Dark stain at horse's head. Carved on lid is "Ardin"(?)
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0314
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