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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0343 a,b
Description
(a) is circular, footed dish with mallard in flight over water, "3675 GH" written on bottom. (b) is square, footed dish with rounded corners and street scene in dish, "3439 RTX Koge" on bottom. Both dishes have stamp “Royal Copenhagen Denmark” on bottom, also blue waves.
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
1.8 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
(a) is circular, footed dish with mallard in flight over water, "3675 GH" written on bottom. (b) is square, footed dish with rounded corners and street scene in dish, "3439 RTX Koge" on bottom. Both dishes have stamp “Royal Copenhagen Denmark” on bottom, also blue waves.
Subject
households
decorative
bird
duck
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0343 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 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0738 a,b
Description
Two plain tumblers with rolled lip. Stamped on bottom "Alum-eli?"... Austria Reg'd and two-headed eagle.
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Title
Tumbler
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.2 cm
Description
Two plain tumblers with rolled lip. Stamped on bottom "Alum-eli?"... Austria Reg'd and two-headed eagle.
Subject
households
sports
camping
animal
bird
eagle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0738 a,b
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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
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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Artist
Syollie Amituk (1936 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1965
Catalogue Number
ArS.06.01
Description
A well defined duck is squatting on a rock. Its head is slightly turned to the right, breast and back feathers are indicated with long thin lines, the wings lay back with minimal definition.
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Artist
Syollie Amituk (1936 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Duck
Date
1955 – 1965
Dimensions
15.5 x 7 x 19 cm
Description
A well defined duck is squatting on a rock. Its head is slightly turned to the right, breast and back feathers are indicated with long thin lines, the wings lay back with minimal definition.
Subject
Animal, duck
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArS.06.01
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Bird bath and stone building

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.484
Description
Pencil drawing of a garden scene with a bird bath or stone basin in the foreground, a body of water in the middle, leading back to a stome building in background. Trees and bushes frame the drawing.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Bird bath and stone building
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a garden scene with a bird bath or stone basin in the foreground, a body of water in the middle, leading back to a stome building in background. Trees and bushes frame the drawing.
Subject
landscape
building
basin
bird bath
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.484
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Artist
Wilfred R. Dalzell
Date
c. 1960
Catalogue Number
DaW.06.01
Description
A carved and painted wooden gull parched on a small piece of driftwood. The gull has its wings up and mouth open. On the bottom is a silver label that reads “MADE BY WILFRED R. DALZELL ST. JOHN, N.B.”
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Artist
Wilfred R. Dalzell
Title
Gull
Date
c. 1960
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A carved and painted wooden gull parched on a small piece of driftwood. The gull has its wings up and mouth open. On the bottom is a silver label that reads “MADE BY WILFRED R. DALZELL ST. JOHN, N.B.”
Subject
bird
gull
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
DaW.06.01
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Artist
Devidee
Date
c. 1960
Catalogue Number
DvD.06.01
Description
Flat based duck with long neck and collar under neck; rough textured soapstone on right side; note shaping of bill; scratched syllabics on base and 155530 and detached tag in reference file indicates Devidee Show artiste, Origine Inoucdjouac (Port Harrison) and identification 155530 duck canard.
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Artist
Devidee
Title
Duck
Date
c. 1960
Dimensions
7.0 x 3.8 x 9.0 cm
Description
Flat based duck with long neck and collar under neck; rough textured soapstone on right side; note shaping of bill; scratched syllabics on base and 155530 and detached tag in reference file indicates Devidee Show artiste, Origine Inoucdjouac (Port Harrison) and identification 155530 duck canard.
Subject
bird
duck
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
DvD.06.01
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Artist
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)
Date
1911
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
Fel.05.02
Description
A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
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Artist
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)
Title
Untitled
Date
1911
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
Subject
winter
bird, chickadee
Credit
Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
Catalogue Number
Fel.05.02
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