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Lookout a highlight of Ribbon ski trip

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Call Number
P
Physical Description
p.4
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Camps, P.O.W.
Humming Bird Plume Lookout
Notes
In Kananaskis Country explorer, winter 1989-90
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Bert Riggall Bird Watching

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains 4 b&w prints, some captioned. The album is a small, yellow, kodak print album with a red metal spine. Prints pertain to Bert Riggall bird watching.
Date Range
[ca.1952]
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PD - 1
Date Range
[ca.1952]
Physical Description
Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (4 b&w prints)
Scope & Content
Album contains 4 b&w prints, some captioned. The album is a small, yellow, kodak print album with a red metal spine. Prints pertain to Bert Riggall bird watching.
Subject Access
Bird Watching
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Bert Riggall Portraits

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains 6 b&w prints. The album is a small, yellow, kodak print album with a red metal spine. Prints document to Bert Riggall posing for portraits outside in the winter.
Date Range
[ca.1952]
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PD - 2
Date Range
[ca.1952]
Physical Description
Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (6 b&w prints)
Scope & Content
Album contains 6 b&w prints. The album is a small, yellow, kodak print album with a red metal spine. Prints document to Bert Riggall posing for portraits outside in the winter.
Subject Access
Bird Watching
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0197
Description
Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped int…
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Title
Sachet
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
1.7 x 3.2 x 10.5 cm
Description
Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped into 3 loops, 5.01 x 3.0w extends.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
animal
dove
bird
duck
travel
souvenir
accessories
keepsake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0197
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Miniature, Basketry Shop

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
Catalogue Number
105.02.0115
Description
Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with re…
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Title
Miniature, Basketry Shop
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood; grass; fibre; ceramic
Description
Japanese basket shop, fully furnished. Base which forms floor of shop is 33.3x21.4x3.0, woven mat floor is an off white colour. Shop walls are bamboo rails and woven bamboo, 18.0x28.0x8.3. The sun shade is supported by 4 vertical bamboo poles. Shopkeeper middle aged man, top of head shaven with rest of hair pulled back into a topknot, "5 o'clock shadow". Dark kimono, woven plaid belt. He is sitting on the floor, yoga position, open hands, extended. Items for sale: 1 big woven chicken coop, 2 medium sized chicken coops, 1 big woven basket with one end open for chaffiing, 1 medium sized flat sparrow coop, 3 smaller flat sparrow coops, several carrying baskets, sieves of various gratings, various wooden dustpans, 1 fish basket, 3 hand brushes, scrub brushes. The shopkeeper was probably a basket weaver as well.
Subject
households
miniatures
business
figure
male
animal
bird
chicken
sparrow
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0115
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0096 a-f
Description
Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x …
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Title
Decorative Ornament
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
4.0 x 8.3 cm
Description
Japanese novelties to attach to purses, fans etc:(a) wing-shaped red sleeve with white lining, from doll's kimono?, designa both sides, two flying cranes one side, one flying crane other side both with grass. (b) 10.0 x 4.5, quilted badminton racket design one side with ball and birdie.(c) 6.8 x 5.3, pear-shaped and quilted on one side, scowling man's face.(d) 7.3 x 3.0, gourd-shaped, stuffed one side, green to orange tied ribbons.(e) 5.0 x 3.0, back view of sitting cat, light coloured black spots, faded red ribbon tied at neck. (f) 8.0 x 3.8, inverted basket with black and white cat playing with yarn under it.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
miniatures
animal
cat
bird
crane
sports
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0096 a-f
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.33.0014
Description
Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and …
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
9.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and pulled tightly across centre with thick twisted cord. Skin has been sewn together with sinew along one side of hoop frame extending 6 cm into face of drum. Drum skin has been stained red with large grey owl with yellow wings and red features sitting at centre.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
animal
bird
owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0014
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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
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0308
Description
Trimmed footed elaborately decorated cup, inside circular rust coloured glaze decoration. Outside 3 panels, nightingale, bamboo, plum and pine and decoration between panels varies each time. Hairline crack under glaze inside bowl.
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Title
Sake Cup
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
2.6 x 4.2 cm
Description
Trimmed footed elaborately decorated cup, inside circular rust coloured glaze decoration. Outside 3 panels, nightingale, bamboo, plum and pine and decoration between panels varies each time. Hairline crack under glaze inside bowl.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
bird
nightingale
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0308
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0310
Description
Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.5 x 8.2 cm
Description
Elaborately carved foot and sides above base. Iron glaze at base and celadon, gray blue, glaze above with blue and white, 3, birds, chidori figures. Incised at base and stamped ocean waves just above base on side birds and waves.
Subject
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0310
Images
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