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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
wood; feather; bone
Catalogue Number
104.33.0018
Description
Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained ye…
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Title
Ceremonial Rattle
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
wood; feather; bone
Dimensions
27.7 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
Description
Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained yellow on front with picture of flying eagle, and green on back with drawing of dog's head. Bone at top painted around each nail head with a circle of black outlined in red and a green star at the centre. 'Neck' of buffalo painted with bands of red, black, yellow, green and brown. Three feathers tied in group attached around bottom of handle with a string of sinew.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
animal
buffalo
bird
eagle
dog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0018
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood; skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.0054 a,b
Description
Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather.…
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Title
Quirt Riding Whip
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood; skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
2.6 x 95.5 cm
Description
Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather. Flat, beaded handle strap is split into two tongues at one end which end with two tin cone beads filled with orange feathers. (a) square with blue beads, long, plain, smoothly carved, squared stick. Handle beaded on brown leather in lazy stitch of blue seed beads with three white outlines of squares spaced evenly along. Tongues have white stripes. Strap stitched through hole in wood with buckskin thong. (b) round with white beads, round smooth baton with ring carved at top and in middle. Strap as (a) but white background with solid green and blue squares spaced along, and green and white checked tongues.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0054 a,b
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0112
Description
Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over su…
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Title
Bird Figurine
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
wood
Dimensions
11.5 x 4.7 x 8.2 cm
Description
Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over surface of body. Webbed feet carved in relief clutching surface of rock shaped base.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
craft
carving
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0112
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0334
Description
Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
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Title
Decorative Bowl
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood
Dimensions
7.7 x 13.9 x 28.3 cm
Description
Flat based generally oval carved wooden bowl with bird head and tail, head is duck like and tail is flat and broad, functions as handle. Exterior bowl border and top of handle are incised geometric designs.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
duck
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0334
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0381 a-d
Description
A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each b…
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Title
Matchbox; Decorative Set
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; paper; metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 7.7 x 11.2 cm
Description
A set of four matching, large matchboxes fitted into red metal box with box lid. Box has Japanese writing in gold inside square frame at one corner of lid. In gold at one corner of bottom, "JAPAN". Four flat, rectangular, wooden matchboxes slide into rectangular box covers open at each end. Each box depicts on top brushwork white horse in different pose with red chop of artist, as well as name written in script, "YEDE". One long side has series of Japanese characters (each different), the other a rough striking surface for matches. Bottom is white background covered with a pattern of green and black diamond shapes, with "JAPAN" printed in red in lower right corner. (a) horse rearing (b) horse sniffing air (c) horse grazing facing right (d) horse with head lower facing left. Contains two long (10.5 cm) red-tipped matches.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0381 a-d
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Date
1958 – 1958
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0384 a,b
Description
A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of…
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Title
Bookend
Date
1958 – 1958
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
20.5 x 12.2 x 18.9 cm
Description
A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of wood 4.5 cm high which has been bevelled along the upper edges. Bases covered on bottom with green felt.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
mountain goat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0384 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1979
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0192
Description
A tiny gold stickpin with stylized flying bird ? as head. Cutout shape of head is curvilinear. Shaft of pin bends closely at right angle just behind head. Gold plated ?
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Title
Stickpin
Date
1950 – 1979
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.2 x 1.4 x 2.7 cm
Description
A tiny gold stickpin with stylized flying bird ? as head. Cutout shape of head is curvilinear. Shaft of pin bends closely at right angle just behind head. Gold plated ?
Subject
Whyte home
households
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0192
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; plastic; claw
Catalogue Number
103.01.0051
Description
A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; plastic; claw
Dimensions
103. cm
Description
A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animal
bear
regalia
accessories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0051
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Date
1950 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0091
Description
A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the n…
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Title
Brooch
Date
1950 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.9 x .3 x 7.9 cm
Description
A flat aluminum, outlined cutout of a Haida style eagle. Eagle is flying in profile, with hooked beak, and talons ready to grab. Ovoid cutout shapes inside body. Small ball bearing soldered in eyehole as eyeball. Long (4.5 cm) pin clasp of stainless steel (?) soldered to back from the tail to the neck, has locking clasp. Etched on back: “AYE”.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
eagle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0091
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0653
Description
Dome shaped bell with polished brass rim and dog shaped handle, of which tail forms almost circular handle. Heavy round clapper suspended on ring inside bell. Brass prominent at dog head and tail and bell rim.
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Title
Service Bell
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
metal
Dimensions
12.0 x 6.4 x 9.7 cm
Description
Dome shaped bell with polished brass rim and dog shaped handle, of which tail forms almost circular handle. Heavy round clapper suspended on ring inside bell. Brass prominent at dog head and tail and bell rim.
Subject
households
kitchen
animal
dog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0653
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