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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman wi…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman with long hair and a demure smile. The bottom of this bust is marked “Hand Carved by Augustin Oberdmeryani” in bright pink.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- art
- artists
- Augustin Oberdmeryani
- Jimmy Simpson
- Billie Simpson
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
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- Title
- Carving
- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
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Figure Carving
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1017
- Description
- Three-quarter view of a woman sitting on a flat surfaced block. The block is tapered down with 4 nails at the corners (probably used as a sign post). The bottom third has bark from the tree intact. The arms of the woman had long ago been broken off. A bent-over nail in back for hanging.
- Title
- Figure Carving
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 88.0 x 15.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Three-quarter view of a woman sitting on a flat surfaced block. The block is tapered down with 4 nails at the corners (probably used as a sign post). The bottom third has bark from the tree intact. The arms of the woman had long ago been broken off. A bent-over nail in back for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Brad White, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1017
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0093
- Description
- A carved wooden pipe bowl in the shape of a human head with a grape leaf wreath around the head like a crown. The opening of the bowl is in the back of the head. The pipe’s stem has broken off.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 (approximately) x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A carved wooden pipe bowl in the shape of a human head with a grape leaf wreath around the head like a crown. The opening of the bowl is in the back of the head. The pipe’s stem has broken off.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0093
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- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0016
- Description
- A wooden box with a sloped front side which hinges at the top to open. The front is carved with a single large thistle and leaves with a circular blossom in each of the lower corners. There is a long slot cut into the top of the box.
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- Title
- Tithe Box
- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden box with a sloped front side which hinges at the top to open. The front is carved with a single large thistle and leaves with a circular blossom in each of the lower corners. There is a long slot cut into the top of the box.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0016
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 6.2 x 8.6 cm
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box is somewhat roughly carved and finished.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
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