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The covenant chain: Indian ceremonial and trade silver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20225
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Fredrickson, N Jaye
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
- Call Number
- E98 S5 C6
- Author
- Fredrickson, N Jaye
- Responsibility
- a traveling exhibition of the National Museum of Man. Catalogue of the exhibit by Sandra Gibb
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 168p. ill., ports.
- Subjects
- Indians of North America - Silversmithing
- Silver articles
- Silversmithing - Canada
- Indians of North America - Costume and adornment
- ISBN
- 0-660-10348-6
- Accession Number
- 14000
- Call Number
- E98 S5 C6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1942
- Author
- Hunt, W. Ben
- Publisher
- Milwaukee : The Bruce Pub. Co.
- Call Number
- E98 T35 H8
- Author
- Hunt, W. Ben
- Responsibility
- W. Ben Hunt
- Publisher
- Milwaukee : The Bruce Pub. Co.
- Published Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 124p : ill
- Subjects
- Indians of North America - Costume and adornment
- Indians of North America - Textile industries and fabrics
- Indians of North America - Wood-carving
- Notes
- Includes index
- Call Number
- E98 T35 H8
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set …
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- Title
- Earrings
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, large, silver hoop earrings with large teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in heavy silver setting attached at one side. Hoops split with gap between ends, and uneven ringed texture on the surface. Each hoop has a circular ring of metal around to stop it at the pierced ear hole. Stones set in heavy silver teardrop shaped setting with double row of gadrooning at bottom supporting a series of small silver balls heaped on top around the stone (a) larger stone setting has four larger silver balls at point of teardrop, silver stopping ring at one end of hoop. 15.5 cm leather thong attached to hoop beneath setting.( b) smaller, texture worn on hoop. Uneven stopping ring in middle of one side of hoop. Small silver loop at pointed end of setting, with string of loosely spun wool through loop.(b) is 6.0 x 4.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0046 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0047
- Description
- Ivory hibiscus plant with pin backing which clasps and locks. Written on back "Minge" and "Ivory Hibiscus". Previously mended in two places and missing part of branch under leaf.
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 5.0 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- Ivory hibiscus plant with pin backing which clasps and locks. Written on back "Minge" and "Ivory Hibiscus". Previously mended in two places and missing part of branch under leaf.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0047
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Brooch Collection
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- Date
- 1971 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0048 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four brooches by Anna Laterman, three enamelled, 1 silver. (a) oval black and white enamel on copper, mostly white shading to black along one side, dark nebula against luminous white on opposite side, enamel crackled. Back enamelled solid black with copper bar holding hinged pin cla…
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- Title
- Brooch Collection
- Date
- 1971 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x .7 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of four brooches by Anna Laterman, three enamelled, 1 silver. (a) oval black and white enamel on copper, mostly white shading to black along one side, dark nebula against luminous white on opposite side, enamel crackled. Back enamelled solid black with copper bar holding hinged pin clasp affixed at middle. (b) rectangular black enamel on copper, cloisonne outlined flower stalk with stylized, round blossoms filled in with red, orange and yellow enamel. Back enamelled black, copper bar pin attached as (a) Small copper ring for hanging on back near top. (Marks: scratched into back: “To Catharine/ love Anna 1974”) (c) round pink, red and black enamel on copper disk. Abstract design in red and black cloisonne against pink background. Back enamelled black, pin clasp missing. (d) silver circles, five large, major circles of silver form outline of brooch, with smaller circle motifs playing upon them. Some circles are smooth and shiny, others stippled, and some a combination. Some parts of certain circles defined with niello (darkening), long silver pin spike clasps across back. (Marks: engraved around outline of back: “Made for Catharine with love, 1971/ by Anna Laterman, Canada”)
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0048 a-d
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- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0049
- Description
- Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darke…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 1.0 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Small, squarish, green enamelled pin with heavy silver cloisonné. Elliptical backing of silver with built up ridge approximately 2 mm inside edge to contain enamel; abstract cloisonne design inside made up of three diamond shapes and a circle, filled with blue and light green enamel against a darker green background. Pin clasp soldered to back is of brass.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Anna Laterman
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0049
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0050
- Description
- A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to…
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- Title
- Brooch
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 2.1 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- A painted leather, three-dimensional tiger lily. Pieces of stiff leather have been shaped into realistic tiger lily painted orange with delicate brown spots. Cluster of stamens rise from centre, two green leaves form circle beneath. Pin clasp on flat bar with three holes pierced through is glued to back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0050
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0060
- Description
- A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 1.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A single carved Arctic owl, its wings erect, suggestions of eyes and bill. A hole bored through the soapstone for hanging, behind head and between wings.
- Subject
- adornment
- households
- Povungnituk
- crafts
- carving
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0060
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0061
- Description
- A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- A simply rendered elongated human head carved of soapstone, hole bored above brow for hanging.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Povungnituk
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0061
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Beaded Bracelet
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- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0062
- Description
- A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0062
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