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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
animals, bovine
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
Subject
households
animals, elephants
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
Subject
households
animals, insects
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
Subject
households
animals, monkeys
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
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Date
1967 – 1973
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0002
Description
A carved plaster bear sitting upright with forelegs crossed between spread hind legs and head facing to one side. The bear is painted brown with white muzzle and bib at chest. The bear is sitting on a round green grass patch. The figurine is attached to a base of thin round wood that has been pa…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1967 – 1973
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
11.0 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear sitting upright with forelegs crossed between spread hind legs and head facing to one side. The bear is painted brown with white muzzle and bib at chest. The bear is sitting on a round green grass patch. The figurine is attached to a base of thin round wood that has been painted dark brown. The bottom is marked “For Pearl Moore HAL.”
Subject
households
crafts
carving
Pearl Moore
animals, bears
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0002
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Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0003
Description
A carved plaster squirrel standing on its hind legs with its front paws held to its mouth. The squirrel is painted grey with a black eye outlined in yellow. The squirrel is attached to a round tree section with bark. The bottom is marked with a maker’s mark, the letters “HAL” joined together, an…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
5.5; 3.0 (base) x 3.8; 6.2 (base) x 7.2; 6.2 (base) cm
Description
A carved plaster squirrel standing on its hind legs with its front paws held to its mouth. The squirrel is painted grey with a black eye outlined in yellow. The squirrel is attached to a round tree section with bark. The bottom is marked with a maker’s mark, the letters “HAL” joined together, and “70.”
Subject
households
animals, squirrels
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0003
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Date
1967 – 1967
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0004
Description
A small carved plaster squirrel sitting on its haunches with its front paws clasped in front of its chest. The squirrel is painted dark brown with a white underbelly and is sitting on a green plaster mound. The plaster figurine is attached to a base of two cross sections of tree piled one atop th…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1967 – 1967
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
5.0; 5.3 (base) x 2.5; 6.0 (base) x 3.0; 7.1 (base) cm
Description
A small carved plaster squirrel sitting on its haunches with its front paws clasped in front of its chest. The squirrel is painted dark brown with a white underbelly and is sitting on a green plaster mound. The plaster figurine is attached to a base of two cross sections of tree piled one atop the other. The bottom is marked “Hal Bieler 67” in red.
Subject
households
animals, squirrels
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0004
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Date
1971 – 1971
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0005
Description
A carved plaster bear walking across the top of a log base. The bear is painted black with a white muzzle,and the head is turned to one side. The bottom is marked “To Pearl Moore from Hal Bieler 71.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1971 – 1971
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear walking across the top of a log base. The bear is painted black with a white muzzle,and the head is turned to one side. The bottom is marked “To Pearl Moore from Hal Bieler 71.”
Subject
households
crafts
carving
animals, bears
Pearl Moore
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0005
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Date
1966 – 1973
Material
plaster
Catalogue Number
107.02.0007
Description
A carved plaster bear, painted brown, with its head turned to the right. The bear is standing atop a large grey plaster rock.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1966 – 1973
Material
plaster
Dimensions
6.7 x 4.5 x 4.7 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear, painted brown, with its head turned to the right. The bear is standing atop a large grey plaster rock.
Subject
households
crafts
carving
animals, bears
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0007
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Date
prior to 1973
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0009
Description
A cast metal (copper?) frog creeping close to the ground with its left hind leg extended straight back behind its body.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
prior to 1973
Material
metal
Dimensions
5.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A cast metal (copper?) frog creeping close to the ground with its left hind leg extended straight back behind its body.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, frogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0009
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