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Date
1936 – 1937
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
106.06.1081
Description
One brass licence plate with bison in relief stamped: “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1937” at bottom. Manufacturer’s stamp on back: “Made by Winnipeg Brass”. Four small holes to attach license plate to radiator of automobile.
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Title
Licence Plate
Date
1936 – 1937
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
One brass licence plate with bison in relief stamped: “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1937” at bottom. Manufacturer’s stamp on back: “Made by Winnipeg Brass”. Four small holes to attach license plate to radiator of automobile.
Subject
tourism
National Parks of Canada
automobiles
animals, buffalo
bison
Credit
Gift of Robert Wooden, Calgary, 1999
Catalogue Number
106.06.1081
Images
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Date
1902 – 1902
Material
bone; oil paint; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0018
Description
A bison hunting scene painted in oils on the shoulder blade of a buffalo. The scene is of a large expanse of yellow-green praries with mountains in the background and blue sky above with two bison running in opposite directions, one chased by figure on pony with bow and arrow cocked ready to shoot.…
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Title
Painting
Date
1902 – 1902
Material
bone; oil paint; metal
Dimensions
23.0 x 11.0 x 47.5 cm
Description
A bison hunting scene painted in oils on the shoulder blade of a buffalo. The scene is of a large expanse of yellow-green praries with mountains in the background and blue sky above with two bison running in opposite directions, one chased by figure on pony with bow and arrow cocked ready to shoot. The work is signed “J.A. Dippie 1902” on the brc. The bone hangs from a chain attached at each side of the top. A paper sticker has been removed from the back with “A/TS HX/” showing beneath.
Subject
households
crafts
painting
hunting
animals, buffalo
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0018
Images
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