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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
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
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- Title
- Diorama
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 25.0 x 44.6 cm
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
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- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0118
- Description
- Carved head on rectangular pedestal, face and hair deeply carved. Groove around head represents headband, dark brown wood. Removed sticker from base "Indio One de Tierra del Fuego".
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- Title
- Totem
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 14.1 x 5.0 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Carved head on rectangular pedestal, face and hair deeply carved. Groove around head represents headband, dark brown wood. Removed sticker from base "Indio One de Tierra del Fuego".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0118
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Animal Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0115%20a-c
- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0115 a-c
- Description
- Three hand carved elephants, two in red brown wood and one in medium brown wood. All have ivory tusks and inset eyes and are in a walking position with trunks hanging to ground.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine Set
- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.2 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Three hand carved elephants, two in red brown wood and one in medium brown wood. All have ivory tusks and inset eyes and are in a walking position with trunks hanging to ground.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0115 a-c
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Animal Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0111
- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0111
- Description
- Four wooden monkeys seated on flat, rectangular base. The first three monkeys represent respectively, Speak No, Hear No, and See No Evil. The last monkey is also seated with hands in crotch. Varnished wood. Each monkey is anchored by a peg in base and is also glued to same.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine Group
- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 2.6 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- Four wooden monkeys seated on flat, rectangular base. The first three monkeys represent respectively, Speak No, Hear No, and See No Evil. The last monkey is also seated with hands in crotch. Varnished wood. Each monkey is anchored by a peg in base and is also glued to same.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- monkey
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0111
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Animal Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0106%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- ivory; bean
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0106 a,b
- Description
- (a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
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- Title
- Animal Figurine Set
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- ivory; bean
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 0.5 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- (a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0106 a,b
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Figure Figurine Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0128%20a-h
- Date
- 1972 – 1973
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0128 a-h
- Description
- Cast plastic brightly painted figurines of Henry VIII of England's Six Wives, Henry, and a single Beefeater. (a) is Henry. (b) Catharine Howard. (c) Catharine Parr. (d) Jane Seymour. (e) Anne Boleyn. (f) Catherine of Aragon. (g) Anne of Cleaves and (h) is the Beefeater. Each is labelled with a name…
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- Title
- Figure Figurine Set
- Date
- 1972 – 1973
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Cast plastic brightly painted figurines of Henry VIII of England's Six Wives, Henry, and a single Beefeater. (a) is Henry. (b) Catharine Howard. (c) Catharine Parr. (d) Jane Seymour. (e) Anne Boleyn. (f) Catherine of Aragon. (g) Anne of Cleaves and (h) is the Beefeater. Each is labelled with a name on the bottom except h.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0128 a-h
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Miniature Totem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0119
- Date
- 1975 – 1976
- Material
- wood; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0119
- Description
- New Zealand totemic representation of Maori folklore. Circular mother-of-pearl eyes. Sticker on bottom "Genuine Hand Carved "Upoko" to Tupuna by Te Penikera Matatia Home, Tumatawera Maori Carver, Roturua, N.Z."(Upoko is name of totem symbol) Carved stacked figure in dark brown wood rounded in fron…
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- Title
- Miniature Totem
- Date
- 1975 – 1976
- Material
- wood; shell
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 4.2 x 5.1 cm
- Description
- New Zealand totemic representation of Maori folklore. Circular mother-of-pearl eyes. Sticker on bottom "Genuine Hand Carved "Upoko" to Tupuna by Te Penikera Matatia Home, Tumatawera Maori Carver, Roturua, N.Z."(Upoko is name of totem symbol) Carved stacked figure in dark brown wood rounded in front with flat back. Face at top with two sections representing body below, and eye shapes carved into section at base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0119
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Miniature Totem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0120
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0120
- Description
- Totemic representation of British Columbia west coast Indigenous raven symbol, dark brown stain. Carved bird head and body with avoid shapes are typical of that group's hand carving, stylized, incised design. $10.00 sticker removed from bottom. Pencilled on back "K. Morison Age 12". Dark brown sta…
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- Title
- Miniature Totem
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 4.2 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Totemic representation of British Columbia west coast Indigenous raven symbol, dark brown stain. Carved bird head and body with avoid shapes are typical of that group's hand carving, stylized, incised design. $10.00 sticker removed from bottom. Pencilled on back "K. Morison Age 12". Dark brown stained wood with flat back, leather patch stapled to base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- K. Morison
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0120
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Miniature Koto
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0171
- Date
- 1977 – 1978
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0171
- Description
- A miniature Japanese koto. Solid piece of wood representing sounding box is varnished and is covered at one end with orange brocade fabric, with a small piece of the same fabric at the other end to protect wood from the rubbing of the strings. Thirteen strings of yellow thread are strung across a l…
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- Title
- Miniature Koto
- Date
- 1977 – 1978
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 2.8 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A miniature Japanese koto. Solid piece of wood representing sounding box is varnished and is covered at one end with orange brocade fabric, with a small piece of the same fabric at the other end to protect wood from the rubbing of the strings. Thirteen strings of yellow thread are strung across a low bridge at each end, with smaller bridges or frets supporting individual strings at different points to vary the pitch of each. Koto supported at each end with short brown painted legs. In cardboard box with grey and green scribbly lines and stamped at one end with Japanese writing and "15 cm/ No. (?)".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0171
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