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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which m…
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- Title
- An Ass
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which makes his teeth look very boxy, and he is wearing a turtle neck, and 2) a goose. verso: a profile view of a man’s head, he has a look of surprise on his face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
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Big Horn Sheep
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.40
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.40
- Description
- A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Big Horn Sheep
- Date
- 1910
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- mountain sheep
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.40
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.37
- Description
- A wooden scultpure of a bison.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Buffalo
- Date
- 1910
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden scultpure of a bison.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.37
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The Cock and the Jewel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactraa.03.02
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.02
- Description
- One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
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- Title
- The Cock and the Jewel
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.6 x 18.3 cm
- Description
- One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
- Subject
- animal
- chicken
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.02
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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0061 a-c
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The Dog and the Hare
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactraa.03.01
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.01
- Description
- Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
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- Title
- The Dog and the Hare
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
- Subject
- animal
- dog
- hare
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.01
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a …
- Title
- Dog Team Whip
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a 2nd piece, 135.0 cm long. 4 narrow strips of rawhide tightly twisted, 3 sets of 3 knots, 12.0 cm long loose ends, 4 strands.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- transportation
- animal
- dog
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
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- Artist
- Mary Black
- Date
- 1911
- Medium
- dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BlM.13.01
- Description
- Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.
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- Artist
- Mary Black
- Title
- Fireweed
- Date
- 1911
- Medium
- dried flowers; grass; butterfly on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Two fire weed plants run the length and tilt to the right at the top. A butterfly hangs upside down in the upperleft corner. General colour-brown on soft grey white.
- Credit
- Gift of Fern Brewster Dooley, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- BlM.13.01
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- Date
- 1917 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0104
- Description
- A silver, plated over copper, round lapel pin of U.S. Glacier National Park which snaps to another, similarly shaped backing. Separate seal soldered to front depicts mountain goat standing in relief at centre, with band around reading, Glacier National Park See America First". Pin button stands o…
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- Title
- Lapel Pin
- Date
- 1917 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- A silver, plated over copper, round lapel pin of U.S. Glacier National Park which snaps to another, similarly shaped backing. Separate seal soldered to front depicts mountain goat standing in relief at centre, with band around reading, Glacier National Park See America First". Pin button stands on post flattening to another smaller button at back with snap socket, backing button is the same, without the seal applied, and containing the snap post fitting the socket of the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0104
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Mountain Sheep
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.38
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Mountain Sheep
- Date
- 1910
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- mountain sheep
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.38
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0269
- Description
- Medium brown hardwood netsuke in shape of chick breaking through eggshell. Rounded, smooth shape, egg above realistic hairline cracks. One large and one small hole through underside for cord passage. Calligraphy in rectangle near larger hole.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 2.6 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- Medium brown hardwood netsuke in shape of chick breaking through eggshell. Rounded, smooth shape, egg above realistic hairline cracks. One large and one small hole through underside for cord passage. Calligraphy in rectangle near larger hole.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- chicken
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0269
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 2.9 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded shell. One large and one small cord hole in bottom of netsuke, ideogram carved on underside. Snail's skin pitted to create contours.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- keepsake
- travel
- souvenir
- collectable
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0271
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a larg…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.2 x 3.9 cm
- Description
- Smooth, rounded netsuke carved from medium brown hardwood. Snail emerging from rounded, coiled shell. Cord passage hole created by gap between snail foot and shell. Carved signature within rectangle near base of netsuke. Large crack in netsuke and one of large snail antennae is broken off in a large section and is missing. Crack possibly caused by humidity changes or damage.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- collectable
- souvenir
- keepsake
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- snail
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0272
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0273
- Description
- Land turtle sitting atop clam-like shell. He is facing the hinged part of the mollusk and his rear left foot is caught at the toes, in the crack in the shell. He has an unhappy expression on face and there is a flat, circular platform on top of his head, may be a damaged chip. The mollusk hinge is …
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 2.8 x 3.3 cm
- Description
- Land turtle sitting atop clam-like shell. He is facing the hinged part of the mollusk and his rear left foot is caught at the toes, in the crack in the shell. He has an unhappy expression on face and there is a flat, circular platform on top of his head, may be a damaged chip. The mollusk hinge is very crude and appears to have been broken away, there are two circles on either side of hinge where the wood is missing. Turtle is dark hardwood, shell is black lacquered wood.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- turtle
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0273
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0274
- Description
- Toad atop tattered sandal, made of lightweight, medium brown coloured wood which is scored to create contours. Sandal shows fibre texture. Toad is nubby and mottled. Two cord holes in sandal foot. Appears to be unsigned.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 2.9 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- Toad atop tattered sandal, made of lightweight, medium brown coloured wood which is scored to create contours. Sandal shows fibre texture. Toad is nubby and mottled. Two cord holes in sandal foot. Appears to be unsigned.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0274
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.0 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- Water buffalo, lying with front legs folded under chest. Dark brown, matte glaze. Two cord holes in belly. Signature stamp on right rear haunch. Right rear hoof chipped off and both ears missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0277
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0279
- Description
- Seated monkey holding back feet in right arm and left arm resting on left thigh, possibly scratching thigh. Minute hair lines scored throughout body. Yellow eyes possibly glass. Signature oval on bottom of right leg. Line extending from left arm may be a crack, another hairline at back of neck. Cor…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Dimensions
- 2.9 x 2.4 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- Seated monkey holding back feet in right arm and left arm resting on left thigh, possibly scratching thigh. Minute hair lines scored throughout body. Yellow eyes possibly glass. Signature oval on bottom of right leg. Line extending from left arm may be a crack, another hairline at back of neck. Cord could be looped through gap on crossed legs.signature oval on bottom of right leg: O tone
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0279
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missin…
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory; glass ?
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 2.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two monkeys, larger, female, holding double gourd and smaller monkey perched on larger monkey's shoulders and head. Gourd being clutched by front left arm and rear right leg, large monkey's right arm scratching right hip. Left eye, both monkeys have detailed glass inset eyes, of baby monkey missing. Fine tooling has created hair lines overall surface. Cord hole between legs of seated monkey. Signature on bottom, within oval .
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectable
- travel
- souvenir
- households
- miniatures
- animal
- monkey
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Okau
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0282
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- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0283
- Description
- Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right …
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- Title
- Netsuke
- Date
- 1800 – 1890
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 2.1 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right hand. Signature on belly deep brown tone to ivory, may have been stained. Opening for cord passage behind rider's right heel and dragon's belly.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0283
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- Date
- 1800 – 1850
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0065 a,b
- Description
- Ornaments placed on sword handle ends, or possibly tip of scabbard, as decoration (a) resembles half walnut shape meant to be domed rock on which three brass ants are sitting. There are two oval openings on either side of piece, through which a cord wrapped around sword handle passes to attach orna…
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- Title
- Sword Ornament
- Date
- 1800 – 1850
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Ornaments placed on sword handle ends, or possibly tip of scabbard, as decoration (a) resembles half walnut shape meant to be domed rock on which three brass ants are sitting. There are two oval openings on either side of piece, through which a cord wrapped around sword handle passes to attach ornaments. These openings are brass rimmed, the brass on one of the two openings is missing (b) is a smooth, elongated dome shape as well with single brass dragonfly on top., only other marking is red E.S. Morse label inside ornament, that reads 1072
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0065 a,b
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