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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0094 a,b
Description
Two novelty ski pins: (a) round Sunshine Village - round, brass, divided in half horizontally with bottom half white with "Sunshine Village" in brass. Brass sky above with two stylized green mountains, outlined in white, then black. Black arch over mountains around edge of pin. Back of pin has scre…
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.7 x 0.8 x 3.3 cm
Description
Two novelty ski pins: (a) round Sunshine Village - round, brass, divided in half horizontally with bottom half white with "Sunshine Village" in brass. Brass sky above with two stylized green mountains, outlined in white, then black. Black arch over mountains around edge of pin. Back of pin has screen texture, with hinged pin horizontally across top, fastening in locking clasp. Stamped on back: “Taiwan.” (b) rectangular "Boogie on Skis" - flat, white enamelled pin containing colourful cloisonne of two roosters on skis with feathers flying and caption beneath, "Boogie on Skis"; silver coloured back with screen texture. Horizontal hinged pin across back near top with locking clasp.
Subject
Whyte home
activities
sports
skiing
households
adornment
Sunshine Village
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0094 a,b
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Date
1929 – 1929
Material
mineral; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0129 a,b
Description
Two pins made from small clusters of clear, large transparent crystals. Long, angular crystals with oblique ends are of quartz. Silver fitting on back roughly follows shape of each pin, with long curving prongs clasping around crevices and angles of crystals to hold them securely. Hinged pin spike …
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Title
Scatter Pin
Date
1929 – 1929
Material
mineral; metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 2.3 x 3.0 cm
Description
Two pins made from small clusters of clear, large transparent crystals. Long, angular crystals with oblique ends are of quartz. Silver fitting on back roughly follows shape of each pin, with long curving prongs clasping around crevices and angles of crystals to hold them securely. Hinged pin spike fastens into slotted clasp with locking mechanism. (a) larger - cloudy crystals lying in all directions, discolouration on back. (b) smaller - clear crystals all lying in same direction.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Lake O'Hara
Crystal Cave
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0129 a,b
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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