Decorative Carving
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- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0302 a,b
- Description
- Two carved and painted wooden birds mounted on raw pieces of wood. One bird is a pileated woodpecker and the other is a flicker. Written on one end of the log the flicker is mounted on is “JOHN GERVERS KELOWNA, BC CANADA 1957 FLICKER” in black ink.
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- Title
- Decorative Carving
- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 12.4 x 5.9 x 21.7 cm
- Description
- Two carved and painted wooden birds mounted on raw pieces of wood. One bird is a pileated woodpecker and the other is a flicker. Written on one end of the log the flicker is mounted on is “JOHN GERVERS KELOWNA, BC CANADA 1957 FLICKER” in black ink.
- Subject
- carving
- decorative art
- birds
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0302 a,b
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Decorative Pin
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- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0308
- Description
- Oval-shaped painted wooden brooch depicting a wooden boat with a sail with a structure - possibly a lighthouse - in the background. There’s a mounted safety pin on the back and the torn remnant of a red and white adhesive label.
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- Title
- Decorative Pin
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 1.5 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- Oval-shaped painted wooden brooch depicting a wooden boat with a sail with a structure - possibly a lighthouse - in the background. There’s a mounted safety pin on the back and the torn remnant of a red and white adhesive label.
- Subject
- jewelry
- decorative art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0308
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- Date
- 1962 – 1962
- Material
- wood; metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0301
- Description
- Wooden carving of a mouse in a full-length dress holding a broom and standing in front of a mushroom next to a bucket with a metal handle. The mouse has a leather tail. The mushroom has an open door with a small carved-out space in the trunk of the mushroom and a small window to the right of the do…
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- Title
- Wood Carving
- Date
- 1962 – 1962
- Material
- wood; metal; leather
- Dimensions
- 33.3 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- Wooden carving of a mouse in a full-length dress holding a broom and standing in front of a mushroom next to a bucket with a metal handle. The mouse has a leather tail. The mushroom has an open door with a small carved-out space in the trunk of the mushroom and a small window to the right of the door. The cap of the mushroom extends over the mouse and has a chimney spout coming out the top - the chimney sits in a notch and is not attached to the mushroom. The base of the carving in done to look like flagstones and the back extends above the top of the mushroom and is decorated with carved trees, bushes, and flowers and tops with mountains. Carved into the back is “H w. S. Soulssy Soulp. ‘62.”
- Subject
- carving
- decorative art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0301
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