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- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Co…
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- Title
- Abacus
- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Dimensions
- 36.9 x 3.0 x 17.4 cm
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Corners of frame are braced with brass plates, two flat wooden braces horizontally across back.
- Subject
- households
- business
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
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Accessories Violin Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0007%20a-g
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …
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- Title
- Accessories Violin Accessories
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.2 cm
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- musical equipment
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-co…
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- Title
- Acoustic Guitar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 86.5 cm
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-coloured plates on side of head with engraving; burned stamp inside of body: "C F Martin & Co Nazarath, PA"; on neck block: "29990"; stamped on head: "Made in USA" plus same as inside body; (b) case: black pressed paper with purple velvet lining; metal fittings; enclosed box in neck area; (c) 3 "Black Diamond String" envelopes; with coiled strings; various used coiled strings (strings removed form guitar) (d) 13 pieces of various musical notations for chords and tunes.
- Subject
- households
- music
- Edmee Moore
- C.F. Martin
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0043
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0043
- Description
- A cat, white with patches of pink-brown across its back and breast, lying on its stomach with its legs and tail curled underneath. The cat is moulded with a blue bow around its neck. The bottom is marked “E.G.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 cm
- Description
- A cat, white with patches of pink-brown across its back and breast, lying on its stomach with its legs and tail curled underneath. The cat is moulded with a blue bow around its neck. The bottom is marked “E.G.”
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, cats
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0043
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0044
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- clay
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0044
- Description
- A very realistic replica of a rhinoceros with a very small horn on the snout. The rhinoceros is brown with white underneath and has red eyes. The bottom is marked “G.B.S. 1998.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- clay
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A very realistic replica of a rhinoceros with a very small horn on the snout. The rhinoceros is brown with white underneath and has red eyes. The bottom is marked “G.B.S. 1998.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0044
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0045
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0045
- Description
- A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, turttle
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0045
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0046
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0046
- Description
- Blue-grey onyx carved into the shape of a standing , simplified bison. The figurine has a brown luster at the top of head and hump, rump back of hind legs, and patch on left side.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Blue-grey onyx carved into the shape of a standing , simplified bison. The figurine has a brown luster at the top of head and hump, rump back of hind legs, and patch on left side.
- Subject
- households
- animals
- animals, buffalo
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0046
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0054 a-c
- Description
- A set of three elephants, one large (a) and two small (b,c), walking with their trunks curled under. Each elephant has ivory tusks, eyes and toenails. The elephants are carved of dark wood and have incised wrinkles on their legs, neck, and back.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Dimensions
- 7.3 (a); 5.2 (b,c) x 5.2 (a); 3.3 (b,c) x 11.8 (a); 7.5 (b,c) cm
- Description
- A set of three elephants, one large (a) and two small (b,c), walking with their trunks curled under. Each elephant has ivory tusks, eyes and toenails. The elephants are carved of dark wood and have incised wrinkles on their legs, neck, and back.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0054 a-c
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0055
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ivory; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0055
- Description
- Small elephant, with its trunk to the ground, carved from ivory. There is a carved blanket with fringe over the elephant’s back that is inlaid with a circle of coloured stones and an incised 'harness' on top of the head inset with coloured stones.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ivory; stone
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 3.5 x 7.7 cm
- Description
- Small elephant, with its trunk to the ground, carved from ivory. There is a carved blanket with fringe over the elephant’s back that is inlaid with a circle of coloured stones and an incised 'harness' on top of the head inset with coloured stones.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0055
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0056
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0056
- Description
- Carved wooden elephant standing with its trunk hanging to the ground. The elephant has a hair-like texture carved on its back, holes near the trunk for ivory tusks and inset eyes (ivory?).
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 3.4 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Carved wooden elephant standing with its trunk hanging to the ground. The elephant has a hair-like texture carved on its back, holes near the trunk for ivory tusks and inset eyes (ivory?).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0056
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0057
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0057
- Description
- A cast metal elephant, running with its trunk extended, painted to look like bronze. There is a maker’s mark on the belly of the elephant.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.7 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A cast metal elephant, running with its trunk extended, painted to look like bronze. There is a maker’s mark on the belly of the elephant.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0057
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0058
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0058
- Description
- A carved wooden elephant, light brown, standing with its trunk hanging to the ground. Ivory tusks are inset on either side of the trunk.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Description
- A carved wooden elephant, light brown, standing with its trunk hanging to the ground. Ivory tusks are inset on either side of the trunk.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0058
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0071
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0071
- Description
- A carved wooden black cat sitting with its tail tucked around its body. There is heavy stylized hair texture incised on the tail and at the haunches, with a lighter texture surrounding the face and pointed ears. The facial features are carved, and the cat has yellow glass eyes. A large, deep cyl…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 8.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A carved wooden black cat sitting with its tail tucked around its body. There is heavy stylized hair texture incised on the tail and at the haunches, with a lighter texture surrounding the face and pointed ears. The facial features are carved, and the cat has yellow glass eyes. A large, deep cylindrical hole (diam. 4 cm.) is drilled at a slight angle into the back at the shoulders.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0071
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1019
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Tony Green, Kingston, Lewes, U.K., 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0011
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0011
- Description
- A small, clear, cut glass figurine of a dog or sheep lying or crouching.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- A small, clear, cut glass figurine of a dog or sheep lying or crouching.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0011
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft br…
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- Title
- Animal Paw
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (average) x 4.0 (average) x 12.0 - 27.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft brown fur. m-s) Seven small paws (approx 12.0 cm) with soft brown fur.
- Subject
- households
- animals
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
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- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Title
- Animal Tag
- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.2 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two pan…
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- Title
- Apron
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two panels downand wider panel across
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has s…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Dimensions
- 72.0 (average) cm
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has small feathers and painted coloured bands. Four of these arrows are marked “South Bend Quality Tackle Bait Co.”. Two of these arrows are marked “The Oreno Pat. Pending”.- Five wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. These arrows have red, yellow and white bands at the feathered end. One of these arrows has a pointed spike projecting from the tip. These arrows are marked “made in U.S.A. Rounsville-Pohm, Hazel Crest, Ill. 29”. - Two wooden arrows with pointed metal tips at one end, and plastic notches at the other. There are red, white, blue and yellow bands at the notched end of each arrow. - Two arrows with blue and white bands at the notched feathered end. These arrows have a darker harder wood piece, with a metal tip, scarfed to the other end.- One handmade arrow, in the manner of Indigenous arrows, that is painted blue at the notched end. The opposite end is sharpened to a point. - Three odd arrows: one arrow with a plastic tip and faded blue bands at the notched, feathered end; one arrow with a red and yellow band at the notched feathered end and metal tip; one arrow that was once painted completely red with plastic notch and metal tip (no feathers).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- households
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, tin; glass; antler, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0066
- Description
- A circular ashtray with a green glass insert and decorated with deer antler. The deer antler decoration is comprised of natural antlers attached to either side of the ashtray with tips arching over the centre of the tray. The glass insert is broken.
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, tin; glass; antler, deer
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 16.8 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A circular ashtray with a green glass insert and decorated with deer antler. The deer antler decoration is comprised of natural antlers attached to either side of the ashtray with tips arching over the centre of the tray. The glass insert is broken.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0066
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