- Date
- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0001
- Description
- A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1967 – 1967
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.4; 5.0 (base) x 4.3; 10.0 (base) x 4.8; 9.0 (base) cm
- Description
- A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0001
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black …
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- Title
- Whimsey
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black feather eyebrows are painted along the edge of the bone at the top over the eyes. The bone is affixed to a kidney-shaped piece of varnished wood by two screws through the bottom. The bottom is marked “BNN.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
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