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Date
1875 – 1935
Material
ivory; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0124 a,b
Description
Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness…
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Title
Charm
Date
1875 – 1935
Material
ivory; metal
Dimensions
2.1 x .7 x )2.1 cm
Description
Two small, carved, ivory elephants. (a) African (?), squat, thick elephant, with small brass eye screwed into back holding loose brass ring for hanging. Tiny black specks as eyes, ebony? Large ears can be seen carved against shoulders. (b) Indian (?), tall, thin elephant with sloping back. Harness of very fine, twisted bronze wire passes under chest and around neck, and is twisted into small loop on top for hanging. Distinctly carved wrinkles on back, separate tail, and long trunk hanging to ground, small ears, small marks for eyes.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0124 a,b
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Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1986
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.10
Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Elephant
Date
prior to 1986
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
14.4 x 20.7 cm
Subject
animal, elephant
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1979
Catalogue Number
NiJ.03.10
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