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Miniature Screen
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0141
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in wai…
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- Title
- Miniature Screen
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese picture screen, folding. Each panel 12.0 x 5.5. Six panels made of thin wood, paper glued front and back to form hinges for folding. Backing is striped red and cream. Front depicting cherry blossom viewing, lady on the left is playing the fishing game ? A man is standing up, a girl in waiting is holding something in her hands, a mistress is sitting. Checkerboard design encompasses entire picture.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- male
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0141
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Miniature Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0154%20a%2cb
- 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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Female Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0160
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0160
- Description
- A spool like figure of an Inuit woman wearing a white anorak trimmed with green and red stripes, green mittens, skirt and hood with bright coloured polka dots. Grey green face with features painted on, very brightly coloured. Paper sticker has been torn from base, hole drilled through bottom.
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- Title
- Female Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A spool like figure of an Inuit woman wearing a white anorak trimmed with green and red stripes, green mittens, skirt and hood with bright coloured polka dots. Grey green face with features painted on, very brightly coloured. Paper sticker has been torn from base, hole drilled through bottom.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- figure
- female
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0160
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Miniature Rickshaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0170%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0170 a,b
- Description
- A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs,…
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- Title
- Miniature Rickshaw
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 5.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A cast plastic rickshaw (a) coloured to look like old ivory. Open carriage holds woman on kimono with parasol, and is decorated with dragon motifs on fenders and back, coolie between shafts is in mid-stride and wearing umbrella like hat. Carriage connected to wheels which turn by two leaf springs, rickshaw rides on flat, rectangular, black wooden base. (b) in silver and gold cardboard box printed overall with thick white bars.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0170 a,b
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