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Miniature Figurine

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: shell; wood

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0154 a,b

Description: Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to rep…

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Title: Miniature Figurine

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: shell; wood

Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.1 x 4.0 cm

Description: Two figurines of women with long full ruffled skirts and bonnets made up completely of seashells. (a) skirt of limpet shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff, two small shells form puffed sleeves and another a muff. Facial features painted on a shell with texture of shell painted over to represent hair, face is cupped by another shell forming a bonnet. (b) skirt of limpet shells piled on one another and glued together. Small shells form puffed sleeves with wooden stick arms. Necklace painted on bodice shell, facial features and black curly hair painted on shell which is cupped by another forming a bonnet. Two shells for feet on underside of skirt.

Subject: households; decorative; miniatures; figure; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0154 a,b

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Belt

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0173

Description: A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…

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Title: Belt

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre; metal

Dimensions: 8.5 x 93.5 cm

Description: A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.

Subject: households; figure; female; religious; Hinduism

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0173

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Mapudre, A Mangbetou Woman

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Artist: Alexandre Iacovleff (1887 – 1938, French)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: IaA.03.01

Description: A realistic rendering of a seated woman, wearing a loincloth, headdress and jewellry at her ankles, wrists and neck.

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Artist: Alexandre Iacovleff (1887 – 1938, French)

Title: Mapudre, A Mangbetou Woman

Date: 1925

Medium: oil pastel on paper

Dimensions: 73.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a seated woman, wearing a loincloth, headdress and jewellry at her ankles, wrists and neck.

Subject: figure, female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: IaA.03.01

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Woman's Portrait

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.09

Description: A side portrait of a woman and her back shoulders. She has brown hair, facing to the left, the light is hitting her face neck and left shoulder. Her dress is green blue with alight brown collar. The background is yellow brown.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Woman's Portrait

Date: 1928 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 52.7 x 43.0 cm

Description: A side portrait of a woman and her back shoulders. She has brown hair, facing to the left, the light is hitting her face neck and left shoulder. Her dress is green blue with alight brown collar. The background is yellow brown.