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- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.02
- Description
- Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
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- Title
- Bird
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 5.0 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Small stone bird carving. Small white circle carved for eye and slit as mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.02
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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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Ceremonial Rattle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.33.0018
- 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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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0343%20a%2cb
- 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
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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- Title
- Drawing Album
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
- Subject
- flora
- fauna
- bird
- butterfly
- plant
- flower
- landscape
- botanical drawings
- black and white
- ink
- graphite
- drawing
- painting
- sketchbook
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
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- 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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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DvD.06.01
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Eagle Feeding Young
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.02.10
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Eagle Feeding Young
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 45.7 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
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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.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DaW.06.01
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Hawk with Fledgling
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkil.06.01
- Artist
- Kilopak
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Catalogue Number
- KiL.06.01
- Description
- A full grown hawk is sitting with a fledgling under its breast. The wings of the hawk are well carved on the back, the right wing overlaps the left wing. Its head is turned slightly to the left. The fledgling has its mouth open, Also looking to the left. The fledgling is gray in appearance from the…
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- Artist
- Kilopak
- Title
- Hawk with Fledgling
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Dimensions
- 12 x 7 x 13 cm
- Description
- A full grown hawk is sitting with a fledgling under its breast. The wings of the hawk are well carved on the back, the right wing overlaps the left wing. Its head is turned slightly to the left. The fledgling has its mouth open, Also looking to the left. The fledgling is gray in appearance from the fine inscribing of the sculptor. The nest is well defined. Numerous cracks over all the soapstone.
- Subject
- bird, hawk
- chick
- fledgeling
- nest
- pair
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiL.06.01
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