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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
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- Title
- Tuning Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.9 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- A small Y shaped tuning fork of tempered steel with two long, square prongs coming together in a rounded yoke leading to an octagonal handle with a round knob on at end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0002
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0330 a-f
- Description
- A very delicate Japanese teapot and five matching cups of fine white porcelain with orange and gold trim. Very detailed overglaze decoration of Japanese warriors dressed in ornate armour and kneeling beneath a tree. (a) teapot, very small, squat, round pot with thinly thrown spool handle attached n…
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 9.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A very delicate Japanese teapot and five matching cups of fine white porcelain with orange and gold trim. Very detailed overglaze decoration of Japanese warriors dressed in ornate armour and kneeling beneath a tree. (a) teapot, very small, squat, round pot with thinly thrown spool handle attached near the top of the pot, and short tapering spout at right angles to it and ninety degrees around pot. Flat lid with steam hole sits inside small lip of pot glazed orange with gold floral decoration. Crescent shape on lid glazed similarly with orange flower painted in white part remaining. (b) five teacups, small deep bowls with trimmed feet and slightly flared rims. Inside completely white and undecorated, rim trimmed with orange band at lip and gold dots. Marks: on bottom of cups is a Japanese signature brushed in orange glaze.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- entertainment
- tea party
- travel
- souvenir
- gift
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0330 a-f
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0010
- Description
- Long tapering piece of hardwood, dark brown, with elongated grinning human face carved from top half. Bottom half faceted along its length and curved back slightly with a slit cut through along length of each of two side facets with small pebble inside for noise. 'Hairknot' at top, of cord twining …
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- Title
- Rattle
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- wood; fibre; stone
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Long tapering piece of hardwood, dark brown, with elongated grinning human face carved from top half. Bottom half faceted along its length and curved back slightly with a slit cut through along length of each of two side facets with small pebble inside for noise. 'Hairknot' at top, of cord twining secured through small holes drilled along perimeter of head, with long, 14 cm, cord tassel representing hair . Holes drilled through back of figure hold short loop of cord as handle.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0010
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hun…
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- Title
- Anklung
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Bamboo musical instrument made of two hollow bamboo tubes suspended on split bamboo frame of three thin upright sticks supported in holes cut in hollow bamboo tube at bottom. Two flat pieces of bamboo are secured crosswise into the split uprights and each holds one of the bamboo tubes which are hung on them by a semicircular hole which fits into a notch on the crosspiece, half of the upper part of these tubes have been cut away lengthwise and at their bottom two small legs have been carved which fit into wells cut in the bamboo tube at the bottom. When the instrument is held by one of the uprights and shaken, the hollow bamboo clappers strike the sides of this well and make a musical sound.
- Subject
- households
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0011
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0021
- Description
- Small drum with wrist or suspension strap on side. Straight sided conic section. Larger diameter at top than at bottom. Hairy brown hide at top joins to beige hide from bottom, with dark, hairy close lacing. "Tripoli" stamped on bottom, drum rattles when shaken.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- Small drum with wrist or suspension strap on side. Straight sided conic section. Larger diameter at top than at bottom. Hairy brown hide at top joins to beige hide from bottom, with dark, hairy close lacing. "Tripoli" stamped on bottom, drum rattles when shaken.
- Subject
- entertainment
- souvenir
- David Newbury
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0021
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0022
- Description
- Small, cylindrical drum. Drum is open wooden cylinder which is dark brown and incised diamond decoration. Holes drilled at cylinder ends, into which pegs are driven to hold hide drum covers on either end of cylinder. Twisted hide hand or suspension strap is an extension of the one drum cover.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.2 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Small, cylindrical drum. Drum is open wooden cylinder which is dark brown and incised diamond decoration. Holes drilled at cylinder ends, into which pegs are driven to hold hide drum covers on either end of cylinder. Twisted hide hand or suspension strap is an extension of the one drum cover.
- Subject
- entertainment
- souvenir
- David Newbury
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0022
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- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0024 a,b
- Description
- A pair of long bamboo tubes which have been slit along two thirds of their length to form a series of narrow, flexible slats at one end above the solid tube at the other. Note: (b)has two cracks in the solid handle from the bottom, and one crack down into the handle from one of the slits.
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- Title
- Rhythm Sticks
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 54.3 cm
- Description
- A pair of long bamboo tubes which have been slit along two thirds of their length to form a series of narrow, flexible slats at one end above the solid tube at the other. Note: (b)has two cracks in the solid handle from the bottom, and one crack down into the handle from one of the slits.
- Subject
- entertainment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0024 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0026
- Description
- Round, wooden hoop covered with a sheath of chrome plated brass. Translucent skin head stretched across shell and tacked all around top edge of side at approximately 3.0 cm intervals. Six oval slits spaced around side of shell each hold two tin jingles on a wire rod. Three jingles original with flu…
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- Title
- Tambourine
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Round, wooden hoop covered with a sheath of chrome plated brass. Translucent skin head stretched across shell and tacked all around top edge of side at approximately 3.0 cm intervals. Six oval slits spaced around side of shell each hold two tin jingles on a wire rod. Three jingles original with fluted edges, one a plain round replacement, the other two homemade cutout tin circles. Smaller, rounder, thumb hole on side of shell is wrapped at the bottom with cord to prevent hand from being cut by brass sheathing. Marks: on under side of head written in pencil, "Some day I'll wander back again Last Song Good Ole Jeff Merials Leaf & Limb ? Come ye Darkies All", and "J.D. Curren M(unfinished)", and along side, "Mrs. Dave White".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0026
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Musical Bones Sets
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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends.…
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- Title
- Musical Bones Sets
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends. (a) 14.3 x .9 x 3.9 - bone, slightly spatulate shape with rounded ends. (b) 17.2 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, and thick at one end, rounded ends. (c) 18.3 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, rounded at ends, with slight twist in bone. (d) 17.0 x .8 x 3.2 - bone, long, squared at ends.( e-h) 17.9 x .8 x 2.6 - black wood, straight sided, cut off square at ends, and curving upward. Note: (h) 6.5 cm long piece broken off one end, .2 cm deep saw cut on side opposite, and uneven, close grooves on concave surface, a saw again?
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- minstrel show
- Annie White
- music
- musical equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1001 a-d
- Description
- Four lengths of black bone(?).
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- Title
- Musical Bone
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone
- Description
- Four lengths of black bone(?).
- Subject
- entertainment
- theatre
- Minstrel Show
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1001 a-d
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