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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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Miniature Figurine Collection

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Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0157 a-f
Description
A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) b…
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Title
Miniature Figurine Collection
Date
1920 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 1.7 x 5.5 cm
Description
A collection of six figurines carved from wood. (a) dee, angular carved fawn standing with splayed legs and large ears, nose, eyes and hoofs painted black. (b) horse, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.0, angular carved, standing with tail raised, tail, mane and eyes painted black. (c) horse, 2.6 x 2.7 x 1.0, as (b) but tail and mane painted grey. (d) squirrel, 2.7 x 2.8 x 1.6, angular carved squirrel sitting on haunches holding nut between paws at mouth, black eyes. (e) bear, 4.9 h x 3.1 x 3.0, standing with back humped and head arched down, white eyes and claws, red mouth. (f) hiking man, 7.9 h x 3.4 x 3.0, angular carved figure with knapsack and staff walking up sloped face of section of birch log, unpainted with features and details incised in wood.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
figure
male
animal
deer
horse
squirrel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0157 a-f
Images
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Date
1925 – 1935
Material
metal; skin; paper
Catalogue Number
102.05.0057
Description
A 3-bulb electric table lamp. Base is square brass with affixed leaves, shaft is a modified column in square cross section, but columnated like bamboo. Harp support extends from shaft to original lampshade which is decorated with abstracted leaves in border. Atop the lamp sits a little man, naked,…
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Title
Table Electric Lamp
Date
1925 – 1935
Material
metal; skin; paper
Dimensions
82.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
A 3-bulb electric table lamp. Base is square brass with affixed leaves, shaft is a modified column in square cross section, but columnated like bamboo. Harp support extends from shaft to original lampshade which is decorated with abstracted leaves in border. Atop the lamp sits a little man, naked, hunched on his knees, his beard flowing over his bent legs.
Subject
households
decorative
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0057
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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