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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- stone; skin; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0051
- Description
- A group of three ducks, made by gluing smaller rocks with leather bills on top of bigger rocks, in the general configuration of three ducks swimming on an even larger rock with a seashell glued at its edge.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- stone; skin; shell
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 3.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A group of three ducks, made by gluing smaller rocks with leather bills on top of bigger rocks, in the general configuration of three ducks swimming on an even larger rock with a seashell glued at its edge.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, ducks
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0051
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- Date
- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0001
- Description
- A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.4; 5.0 (base) x 4.3; 10.0 (base) x 4.8; 9.0 (base) cm
- Description
- A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0001
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- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; skin; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0006
- Description
- A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands …
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; skin; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.2; 3.3 (base) x 4.5; 6.5 (base) x 10.8; 6.5 (base) cm
- Description
- A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands on a round slice of tree branch or trunk. The bottom marked with a maker’s mark “HAL” joined together and “70.”
- Subject
- households
- animals, birds
- crafts
- carving
- Hal Bieler
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0006
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0228 a,b
- Description
- Measurements for component b:height: 3.5 cmwidth: 3.0 cmdepth: 11.0 cm Two bird figurines. a — Bird with slightly curved beak, dark-brown and white head, grey back, yellow underbelly, and teal eyes. It has long silver feet, and dark grey tail feathers. b — Bird with straight beak, dark-brown and wh…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- Measurements for component b:height: 3.5 cmwidth: 3.0 cmdepth: 11.0 cm Two bird figurines. a — Bird with slightly curved beak, dark-brown and white head, grey back, yellow underbelly, and teal eyes. It has long silver feet, and dark grey tail feathers. b — Bird with straight beak, dark-brown and white head, grey body, dark grey tail feathers, blue eyes, and long silver feet.
- Subject
- whyte home, knickknack
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0228 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0229
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a light-brown beak, brown and white head, grey back, white underbelly, and dark grey tail feathers.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a light-brown beak, brown and white head, grey back, white underbelly, and dark grey tail feathers.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0229
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0230
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a black head and beak, a black-spotted and brown neck, a grey back, white underbelly, and dark grey tail feathers.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a black head and beak, a black-spotted and brown neck, a grey back, white underbelly, and dark grey tail feathers.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0230
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0231
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a white tailless round bird with black eyes and a curved light-brown beak.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, wire, wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a white tailless round bird with black eyes and a curved light-brown beak.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0231
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, metal, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0232
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a black head and beak, a layered grey and white body, and dark grey tail feathers.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fur, metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a black head and beak, a layered grey and white body, and dark grey tail feathers.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0232
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0233
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a downwards-facing black and magenta bird with a long black leg, perched atop a white rock.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a downwards-facing black and magenta bird with a long black leg, perched atop a white rock.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0233
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0234
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a yellow head, green body, and black eyes, perched atop a mossy grey rock.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Miniature figurine of a bird with a yellow head, green body, and black eyes, perched atop a mossy grey rock.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0234
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0241
- Description
- Figurine of a bird with a long black beak, a red head, white speckled body, orange feet, pink wings, and blue and yellow tail feathers.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Figurine of a bird with a long black beak, a red head, white speckled body, orange feet, pink wings, and blue and yellow tail feathers.
- Subject
- whyte home, knickknack
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0241
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0272 a-f
- Description
- a — Miniature bird figurine with black-tipped blue body, a tan-coloured beak, and an orange underbelly, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and a pink flower (h: 6.0 cm x w: 2.0 cm x d: 7.0 cm). b — Miniature bird figurine with a white and yellow body, blue neck, orange underbelly, and bla…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- a — Miniature bird figurine with black-tipped blue body, a tan-coloured beak, and an orange underbelly, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and a pink flower (h: 6.0 cm x w: 2.0 cm x d: 7.0 cm). b — Miniature bird figurine with a white and yellow body, blue neck, orange underbelly, and black-tipped orange tail feathers, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and a pink flower (h: 5.4 cm x w: 2.0 cm x d: 7.3 cm). c — Miniature bird figurine with a green body, orange head and tail feathers, and a yellow underbelly, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and orange bulbs (h: 7.0 cm x w: 2.1 cm x d: 4.0 cm). d — Miniature bird figurine with black-tipped blue body, long orange tail feathers, and a yellow underbelly, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and orange bulbs (h: 5.9 cm x w: 2.0 cm x d: 4.5 cm).e — Miniature bird figurine with a yellow body, orange beak, and raised grey tail feathers, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and orange bulbs (h: 6.7 cm x w: 2.5 cm x d: 5.0 cm).f — Miniature bird figurine with green body, orange tail feathers, and a grey beak, perched atop a white rock with green foliage and a pink flower (h: 4.5 cm x w: 2.0 cm x d: 7.5 cm).
- Subject
- whyte home, miniature, figurine
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0272 a-f
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0108
- Description
- Owl atop small log cross section, owl of plaster is painted dominantly beige and white with black. Yellow black eyes. Grease pencilled on log bottom "EL".
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plaster; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 6.4 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Owl atop small log cross section, owl of plaster is painted dominantly beige and white with black. Yellow black eyes. Grease pencilled on log bottom "EL".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0108
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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
- 1960 – 1963
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0114
- Description
- Mass produced stylized bird constructed of various natural coloured spheres of wood, joined with dowels. Head has black rubber inset eyes and head swivels 360 degrees. Chip on left foot. Feet form base.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1963
- Material
- wood; rubber
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 5.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Mass produced stylized bird constructed of various natural coloured spheres of wood, joined with dowels. Head has black rubber inset eyes and head swivels 360 degrees. Chip on left foot. Feet form base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0114
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- Date
- 1974 – 1978
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0116
- Description
- Plastic penguin in black and white, with red eyes and mouth. Head counterweighted so it wobbles if touched. Mass produced stamped on bottom "Grebe...Made in West Germany"
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1974 – 1978
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 3.7 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Plastic penguin in black and white, with red eyes and mouth. Head counterweighted so it wobbles if touched. Mass produced stamped on bottom "Grebe...Made in West Germany"
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- bird
- penguin
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0116
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0123
- Description
- Deep green glass penguin of elegant, simple design. Head raised and flippers extended out. Chip from left flipper tip. Label on bottom "Hand Made by Altaglass, Medicine Hat, Alta." and "Walsall England" (poss. represents label manufacturer).
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 18.2 x 9.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Deep green glass penguin of elegant, simple design. Head raised and flippers extended out. Chip from left flipper tip. Label on bottom "Hand Made by Altaglass, Medicine Hat, Alta." and "Walsall England" (poss. represents label manufacturer).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- bird
- penguin
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0123
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0121
- Description
- Simple duck like bird which has been scorched and sand blasted to reveal grain marks in wood. Stamped "Gerd Canada" on bottom. Grain of wood defines eyes and wing of bird.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.6 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Simple duck like bird which has been scorched and sand blasted to reveal grain marks in wood. Stamped "Gerd Canada" on bottom. Grain of wood defines eyes and wing of bird.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0121
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1175
- Description
- One silver plated two handled cup trophy on black wooden circular base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Carnival - Annual Prize - Snowshoeing - Presented by J.T. Child, Esq. Banff, Alberta.” Base of cup stamped with manufacturer’s stamp: “Standard Silver Co. of Toronto, Limited, Canada.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 35.0 cm
- Description
- One silver plated two handled cup trophy on black wooden circular base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Carnival - Annual Prize - Snowshoeing - Presented by J.T. Child, Esq. Banff, Alberta.” Base of cup stamped with manufacturer’s stamp: “Standard Silver Co. of Toronto, Limited, Canada.”
- Credit
- Gift of Michael Gingras, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1175
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- Date
- 1899 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1179
- Description
- One sliver plated trophy inscribed: “Brett Trophy. Banff Curling Club. 1900. Won by”. Vase-shaped with curling rock on front of base, curling brooms on either side, and flared opening. Back of trophy has etched scene of seven curlers in traditional Scottish dress playing a game outdoors with a tree…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1899 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 cm
- Description
- One sliver plated trophy inscribed: “Brett Trophy. Banff Curling Club. 1900. Won by”. Vase-shaped with curling rock on front of base, curling brooms on either side, and flared opening. Back of trophy has etched scene of seven curlers in traditional Scottish dress playing a game outdoors with a tree and mountains in background.
- Subject
- sports
- curling
- Banff Curling Club
- Brett family
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Blackburn, Abbotsford, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1179
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