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Date
1968
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0061
Description
A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
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Title
Pendant
Date
1968
Material
stone
Dimensions
4.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
Description
A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
Subject
households
adornment
Povungnituk
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0061
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Date
1968
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
103.01.0060
Description
A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
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Title
Pendant
Date
1968
Material
stone
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.0 x 2.0 cm
Description
A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
Subject
adornment
households
Povungnituk
crafts
carving
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0060
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0119
Description
A triangular shaped, bright pewter or silver, band, formed of two cast triangles with rounded corners and large circular hole in middle for finger. Triangles are soldered together at the corners with a slit between them on the sides. Rough line texture cast in outer surfaces of ring.
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Title
Ring
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.5 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm
Description
A triangular shaped, bright pewter or silver, band, formed of two cast triangles with rounded corners and large circular hole in middle for finger. Triangles are soldered together at the corners with a slit between them on the sides. Rough line texture cast in outer surfaces of ring.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0119
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0176 a,b
Description
Two handmade, craftsy, silver rings. (a) cast silver, widens and thickens at front where it is pierced through with large, irregular holes. (b) silver band with blue enamel, thick band with lip of silver around each side to contain the enamel.
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Title
Ring
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.2 x 2.1 x 2.2 cm
Description
Two handmade, craftsy, silver rings. (a) cast silver, widens and thickens at front where it is pierced through with large, irregular holes. (b) silver band with blue enamel, thick band with lip of silver around each side to contain the enamel.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0176 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
6.6 x 2.1 x 4.4 cm
Description
A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to back.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0050
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0154 a,b
Description
On white card reading "hand wrought jewellery and enamels/ by H.M. Palko”. Pair of round, red, enamelled earrings depicting stained-glass fish, worked on flat, copper disk in cloisonne style. Stylized fish formed by angled and curving lines interesting, with the resulting squares and triangular sp…
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Title
Earrings
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.2 x 2.3 cm
Description
On white card reading "hand wrought jewellery and enamels/ by H.M. Palko”. Pair of round, red, enamelled earrings depicting stained-glass fish, worked on flat, copper disk in cloisonne style. Stylized fish formed by angled and curving lines interesting, with the resulting squares and triangular spaces filled with different orange and yellow colours. Background red. Screw fitting soldered to back. Back of disk and lines between enamel colours blackened.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
accessories
fashion
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0154 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0098
Description
An abstract green and blue enamel design on a large, flat, circular piece of aluminum hanging on long silver chain. Different colours in bold shapes are separated by wire like lines of aluminum, with a thicker aluminum shape enclosing a blue circle on one side, and a thicker aluminum line framing t…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.7 x .4 x 3.2 cm
Description
An abstract green and blue enamel design on a large, flat, circular piece of aluminum hanging on long silver chain. Different colours in bold shapes are separated by wire like lines of aluminum, with a thicker aluminum shape enclosing a blue circle on one side, and a thicker aluminum line framing the pendant. Small ring of aluminum at top holds long, delicate, twisted, sterling silver chain with simple ring latch at ends. Back of pendant has recessed stipple texture inside narrow frame of smooth aluminum.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0098
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Date
1960 – 1964
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0092
Description
A solid, rectangular, silver brooch with engraving of Haida dogfish design. Profile of stylized dogfish face with typical eye and open mouth at lower left corner, flowing into fish shaped body along bottom, up opposite side and around top, ending in a tail with typical ovoid Haida designs. Backgrou…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1960 – 1964
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.3 x .3 x 4.3 cm
Description
A solid, rectangular, silver brooch with engraving of Haida dogfish design. Profile of stylized dogfish face with typical eye and open mouth at lower left corner, flowing into fish shaped body along bottom, up opposite side and around top, ending in a tail with typical ovoid Haida designs. Background of textured crosshatching against smoothness of figure. Edge framed with smooth, narrow border. Hinged pin fastens into locking clasp horizontally across. Engraved on back: “HAIDA ART/ Reid”.
Subject
Whyte home
jewlery
fashion
accessories
gift
households
adornment
Bill Reid
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0092
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Date
1965 – 1977
Material
stone; ivory
Catalogue Number
103.01.0171 a-c
Description
Three hand carved rings, two jade and one ivory. (a) ivory, plain, carved, thick, rounded band with small ivory mouse carved clinging to top with pointed nose in one direction, and long tail fading into band. (b) jade band, plain, thick, rounded, carved band of jade, nephrite . (c) jade with raised…
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Title
Collection Ring
Date
1965 – 1977
Material
stone; ivory
Dimensions
0.9 x 2.4 x 2.8 cm
Description
Three hand carved rings, two jade and one ivory. (a) ivory, plain, carved, thick, rounded band with small ivory mouse carved clinging to top with pointed nose in one direction, and long tail fading into band. (b) jade band, plain, thick, rounded, carved band of jade, nephrite . (c) jade with raised front, band as (b) with raised piece carved at front, some width as band, and cut with notches underneath at each end where connected to band.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
mouse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0171 a-c
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0167
Description
Large, sterling silver, oval locket engraved with large "C". Hand engraved oval frame containing flowers and leaves around "C", looped cockscomb crest at top of oval with ring behind to hold fine, twisted, silver link chain with thumbnail notch on left to open. Inside concave, following shape of ou…
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Title
Locket
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.8 x 0.6 x 3.3 cm
Description
Large, sterling silver, oval locket engraved with large "C". Hand engraved oval frame containing flowers and leaves around "C", looped cockscomb crest at top of oval with ring behind to hold fine, twisted, silver link chain with thumbnail notch on left to open. Inside concave, following shape of outside, with framing rings soldered around edge with space behind so photo can be slipped in. box case 9.5 x 7.0 x 2.5 of metal covered with brown satin. Lined with satin in lid, and velvet in bottom. Lid hinged to snap open at the back. Inside lid. "Marjon of Kamloops B.C."
Subject
households
adornment
CR
Catharine Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0167
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