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Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge lik…
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Title
Bird Figurine Set
Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.2 x 3.3 cm
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge like, with bill in air, white spots, yellow eye. (b) yellow with brown head, long bill, crest on head, striped wing. (c )yellow with green head, long bill in air white dot on wing. (d) yellow, rooster like, with red head and comb, full striped green tail. (e) white with grey head, short bill, brown wings with bands at tips. (f) white with red circle around eye, long bill, brown wings, short tail. (g) blue with red wing, yellow bill and crest, white stripes around neck.( h)grey with black head with crest, red dot on wing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
bird
partridge
rooster
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
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Date
1976
Material
ivory; bean
Catalogue Number
107.01.0106 a,b
Description
(a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
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Title
Animal Figurine Set
Date
1976
Material
ivory; bean
Dimensions
1.3 x 0.5 x 1.0 cm
Description
(a) is a hollowed out, red bean into which rests a stopper in the form of an ivory elephant. Inside the beans lie approximately 100 very miniature elephants enclosed in cellophane. Enclosed in small cardboard box. (b) many very miniature elephants and 1 larger elephant stopper like in (a).
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0106 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0818
Description
Miniature ceramic bowl made of white clay. Glazed with a clear glaze on the interior and on the upper two thirds of the exterior. The bowl has a small foot.
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Title
Miniature Bowl
Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
0.9 x 2.5 cm
Description
Miniature ceramic bowl made of white clay. Glazed with a clear glaze on the interior and on the upper two thirds of the exterior. The bowl has a small foot.
Subject
Whyte home
miniatures
decor
ceramics
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0818
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Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0819
Description
Miniature ceramic bowl made with white clay. Orange, green, and blue geometric pattern around the inner rim. Illegible monogram in blue inside an orange circle inside the center of the bowl. Abstract pattern in blue on the exterior of the bowl. The bowl is slightly fluted.
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Title
Miniature Bowl
Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
0.6 x 2.3 cm
Description
Miniature ceramic bowl made with white clay. Orange, green, and blue geometric pattern around the inner rim. Illegible monogram in blue inside an orange circle inside the center of the bowl. Abstract pattern in blue on the exterior of the bowl. The bowl is slightly fluted.
Subject
Whyte home
miniatures
ceramics
decor
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0819
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Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0821
Description
Miniature ceramic plate made of beige clay.
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Title
Miniature Plate
Date
n.d.
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
0.2 x 1.1 cm
Description
Miniature ceramic plate made of beige clay.
Subject
Whyte home
miniatures
ceramics
decor
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0821
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Date
n.d.
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0822
Description
Miniature purple glass bottle. Base and mouth are uneven.
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Title
Miniature Bottle
Date
n.d.
Material
glass
Dimensions
3.1 x 0.7 cm
Description
Miniature purple glass bottle. Base and mouth are uneven.
Subject
Whyte home
miniatures
glass wear
decor
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0822
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Date
n.d.
Material
glass; leather; stone
Catalogue Number
108.05.0130 a,b
Description
A pair of miniature beaded tomahawks consisting of beadwork wound around a short length of suede cord that is wrapped around a small piece of stone. a) is predominantly red beads with a single line of blue beads twisting up the shaft. b) is large bands of light blue, dark blue, and red beadwork. Bo…
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Title
Miniature Tomahawk
Date
n.d.
Material
glass; leather; stone
Dimensions
7.5 x 2.0 cm
Description
A pair of miniature beaded tomahawks consisting of beadwork wound around a short length of suede cord that is wrapped around a small piece of stone. a) is predominantly red beads with a single line of blue beads twisting up the shaft. b) is large bands of light blue, dark blue, and red beadwork. Both found within a brown and blue cardboard box that reads “The Quest” which was a souvenir shop in Banff, AB.
Subject
Whyte home
indigenous
Stoney
miniatures
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0130 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0476
Description
A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pi…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.0 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
Description
A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pink geometric design on the lid. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket.
Subject
Whyte home
Nuu-chah-nulth
indigenous
basketry
miniatures
decor
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0476
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0984 a-l
Description
A set of miniature cups, bowls, and a tea pot in a small cylindrical wooden box. Set consists of:a) box (2.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm) brown wood with prominent grain; small crescent shape inlaid in the centre of the lid. b) teapot (1.5 cm x 2.,2 cm 1.7 cm) made of brown wood. Teapot has a handle on th…
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Title
Tableware Set
Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Dimensions
2.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Description
A set of miniature cups, bowls, and a tea pot in a small cylindrical wooden box. Set consists of:a) box (2.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm) brown wood with prominent grain; small crescent shape inlaid in the centre of the lid. b) teapot (1.5 cm x 2.,2 cm 1.7 cm) made of brown wood. Teapot has a handle on the sideand a small spout 90º from the handle. Small removable lid with top handle. c) lidded bowl (1.0 cm x 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm) made of brown wood. Lid has a small knob and is incised with a circle in the middle. d) vase (1.5 cm x 1.3 cm x 1.3 cm) made of white wood. Narrow foot, widens at the shoulder, narrow neck. e-i) tea cups (0.5 cm x 0.6 cm x 0.6 cm) made of white wood. small feet and wide openings. j) cup (0.6 cm x 0.9 cm x 0.9 cm) made of white wood. Small foot, straight sides, flares out slightly at rim. k) bowl (0.5 cm x 1.0 cm x 1.0 cm) made of brown wood. Small foot, flares out to a wide rim. l) pot (0.5 cm x 1.3 cm x 1.0 cm) with a brown wood bowl and white wood lid. thin wire handle.
Subject
Whyte home
miniatures
decor
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0984 a-l
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0487
Description
Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
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Title
Trinket Pouch
Date
n.d.
Material
wood
Dimensions
4.2 x 6.0 cm
Description
Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
Subject
Whyte home
basketry
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0487
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