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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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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
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0087
- Description
- A short, tin, horn shaped noisemaker. Horn is a cone which flares out into a bell at the end, small, wire ring, 1.5 diam, soldered to horn so it hangs down underneath the horn and acts as a handle to either grip or slide one's finger through. Large, 5.3 x 1.1 cm, safety pin fastened through the rin…
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- Title
- Noisemaker
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- A short, tin, horn shaped noisemaker. Horn is a cone which flares out into a bell at the end, small, wire ring, 1.5 diam, soldered to horn so it hangs down underneath the horn and acts as a handle to either grip or slide one's finger through. Large, 5.3 x 1.1 cm, safety pin fastened through the ring. Cone is truncated with small round opening at mouthpiece end. Brass coloured, vibrating disk inside cone at mouth piece end is held in place between two ferrules, and has two small rectangular tongues cut through the metal which vibrate when the horn is buzzed with the lips.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0087
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Theatrical Wig
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.1001
- Description
- Black, short curly threads on close fitting wig. Netting is shaped to head, stays in front of ears and back of the wig. The hair-like fabric is very fine and quite long but stitched to netting to resemble short, curly hair.
- Title
- Theatrical Wig
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 18.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Black, short curly threads on close fitting wig. Netting is shaped to head, stays in front of ears and back of the wig. The hair-like fabric is very fine and quite long but stitched to netting to resemble short, curly hair.
- Subject
- entertainment
- theatre
- Minstrel Show
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.1001
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0086 a,b
- Description
- Two small tin whistles, each of which only plays one note. (a) larger, flat tube of tin with flanged seam down both sides and around rounded bottom. Mouthpiece flattens out and has rectangular hole cut through the top and a matching hole on the bottom. Metal vibrating reed held in the middle of th…
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- Title
- Tin Whistle
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two small tin whistles, each of which only plays one note. (a) larger, flat tube of tin with flanged seam down both sides and around rounded bottom. Mouthpiece flattens out and has rectangular hole cut through the top and a matching hole on the bottom. Metal vibrating reed held in the middle of the mouthpiece by the seam on each side. Illegible letters are stamped on one side and “JAPAN” is stamped on the other. (b) smaller (4.4 cm length) brass coloured on top, tin on bottom. Small round tube with flanges on either side which are crimped together to form seam. Flange is square at bottom. Mouthpiece flattens and is bent downward slightly, semicircular notch at point where mouthpiece flattens on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0086 a,b
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