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- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1910
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Dimensions
- 103. cm
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- bear
- regalia
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over su…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 4.7 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over surface of body. Webbed feet carved in relief clutching surface of rock shaped base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
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- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of…
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- Title
- Bookend
- Date
- 1958 – 1958
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 12.2 x 18.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of wood 4.5 cm high which has been bevelled along the upper edges. Bases covered on bottom with green felt.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- mountain goat
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0384 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0303
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware bowl with transparent glaze and white decorative slip. White interior and white brown cranes, clouds on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0303
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0310
- Description
- Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0310
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0301 a-d
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Very coarse stoneware with transparent glaze and white slip decoration. 2 deer on inside bowl and calligraphy on exterior, roughly trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0301 a-d
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0357 a-e
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
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- Title
- Bowl; Soup Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- Transparent glaze with cobalt slip decoration on outside and at rim. Multi colour enamel figure within leaf circle motif. Foot and rim have been tool shaped after throwing. 2 bowls have cracks. Signed on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0357 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy chara…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.8 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Flat backed pin of octopus holding gold jar into which one arm is inserted. Casting seen on rear contours of pin. Pin would be mounted on rectangular backing with pins and bamboo holder. Pin requires backing pins to operate. Rectangular backing plate of bronze engraved with single calligraphy character, plate has one large hole and 2 pin holes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0082
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the n…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x .3 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the neck, has locking clasp. Etched on back: “AYE”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0091
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterli…
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- five pins, Japanese (a) a target with an arrow through it, arrow in gold and silver finish, target showing other holes, seems of iron, sterling silver backing plate b) a still life of an apple painted red, woven basket with handles and a blossom in the basket (c) haloed figure with tiger, sterling backing plate (d) fox with walking stick and a fardel of branches, while a rabbit nearby sits on his fardel and smokes a kiseru (e) a round pin with a relief molded devilish looking chap smoking a kiseru (c) and (d) have bamboo stays through the back pins, which may function as clasps.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- tiger
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0063 a-e
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Oval brooch with pin backing. Three small birds feeding near flower bush, gold enamels and bronze decoration.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0083
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
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- Title
- Brooch Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.7 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Horizontal rectangular brooch with pin packing. Pin is missing from hinge. Design is relief of heron at waterside with trunk and reeds, calligraphy on left side of brooch.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0086
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
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- Title
- Canister
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
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Ceremonial Rattle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.33.0018
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained ye…
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- Title
- Ceremonial Rattle
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained yellow on front with picture of flying eagle, and green on back with drawing of dog's head. Bone at top painted around each nail head with a circle of black outlined in red and a green star at the centre. 'Neck' of buffalo painted with bands of red, black, yellow, green and brown. Three feathers tied in group attached around bottom of handle with a string of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- buffalo
- bird
- eagle
- dog
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
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- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness…
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- Title
- Charm
- Date
- 1875 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x .7 x )2.1 cm
- Description
- Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness of very fine, twisted bronze wire passes under chest and around neck, and is twisted into small loop on top for hanging. Distinctly carved wrinkles on back, separate tail, and long trunk hanging to ground, small ears, small marks for eyes.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- animal
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0124 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very at…
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- Title
- Coaster Set
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Black and gold lacquer box, Chrysanthemum floral design, is lidded and holds six circular coasters. All coasters black based and are 0.9 cm. high and 8.1 cm. diameter, all are gold ground, five having plant or floral decoration, multi-coloured, and one has grey and black heron decoration. Very attractive.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0607 a-g
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Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1013
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
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- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- animal
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
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Decorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0334
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0334
- Description
- Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 13.9 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- animal
- duck
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0334
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Decorative Bowl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0350
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0350
- Description
- decorative bowl, transparent, crackled glaze with green, rust,orange, purple, yellow, multi-coloured, over glaze enamels and gold lustre. Interior design pheasant and songbirds in colourful landscape setting. Rim border design inside and out. Two bamboo clusters on outside with border designs nea…
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- Title
- Decorative Bowl
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 18.1 cm
- Description
- decorative bowl, transparent, crackled glaze with green, rust,orange, purple, yellow, multi-coloured, over glaze enamels and gold lustre. Interior design pheasant and songbirds in colourful landscape setting. Rim border design inside and out. Two bamboo clusters on outside with border designs near base. Bowl indent formed after throwing. Framed signature on base, trimmed foot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0350
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