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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0031
- Description
- A simple rectangular copper box, silver plated on sides and top. Lift off lid slips down over small copper lip. Top of lid has poem engraved in calligraphy of east-Asian writing. Box contains translation of poem on "American Mail Line" writing paper. "Friend of my belove(d) Ink. Friend of some bi…
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- Title
- Inkbox
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 4.2 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A simple rectangular copper box, silver plated on sides and top. Lift off lid slips down over small copper lip. Top of lid has poem engraved in calligraphy of east-Asian writing. Box contains translation of poem on "American Mail Line" writing paper. "Friend of my belove(d) Ink. Friend of some birth place. Spring breeze is based of Writting (sic) brush. Always holding on the hand. Letter writting (sic) is mutially(?) in need. It will not be degeneralate (sic - degenerate?). Box contains small piece of compressed solid ink ? with east-Asian character stamped on side in gold, and inside is stained black.
- Subject
- households
- office
- hobbies
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.0031
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Figures Figurine Set
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0096 a-c
- Description
- Three French Canadian carved figures in wood, hand painted. (a) a bespectacled priest in brown cassock and robes, small black skull cap bent wire pince-nez glasses, belt and crucifix painted on, carrying an open Bible which has been glued to his hands. (b) a bent backed, bowlegged older man, wearin…
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- Title
- Figures Figurine Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Three French Canadian carved figures in wood, hand painted. (a) a bespectacled priest in brown cassock and robes, small black skull cap bent wire pince-nez glasses, belt and crucifix painted on, carrying an open Bible which has been glued to his hands. (b) a bent backed, bowlegged older man, wearing brown pants, black jacket over red vest and white shirt with black tie, a black toque on his head, black shoes, a sour expression on his face. (c) a rotund older woman wearing brown dress with full skirt, black hemmed, a calf-length apron of black with blue and red vertical stripes, a white blouse visible at the bodice, and a necklace of roses. She is white haired, hair tied in a bun, and has a smiling expression, arms crossed. All are cut in deft, sure, simple wood carver's strokes, are caricatured slightly, and are strongly painted.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0096 a-c
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over su…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 4.7 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over surface of body. Webbed feet carved in relief clutching surface of rock shaped base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
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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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Christmas Figurine Group
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal; cone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0168
- Description
- Five identical Santas with pine cone bodies, lined up in a row. Each Santa stands on a white cardboard disc placed side by side on a rectangular green cardboard base. Each figure has black pipe cleaner feet, red pipe cleaner hands, a red felt toque with gold loop for hanging attached, white pipe cl…
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- Title
- Christmas Figurine Group
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper; fibre; metal; cone
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 4.2 x 20.9 cm
- Description
- Five identical Santas with pine cone bodies, lined up in a row. Each Santa stands on a white cardboard disc placed side by side on a rectangular green cardboard base. Each figure has black pipe cleaner feet, red pipe cleaner hands, a red felt toque with gold loop for hanging attached, white pipe cleaner beard, and each carries a little green Christmas tree. The noses are of red tear drop shaped plastic and the eyes are drawn in black ink.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Christmas
- figure
- male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0168
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0359
- Description
- Eggcup-like lidded container which has been lathe -urned. Flat, broad base which narrows at base of container which is deep bowled. Snug fitting cap is ridged and has knob handle. Unpainted interior, exterior rust colour, with dark brown and cream coloured decorative details.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 5.9 cm
- Description
- Eggcup-like lidded container which has been lathe -urned. Flat, broad base which narrows at base of container which is deep bowled. Snug fitting cap is ridged and has knob handle. Unpainted interior, exterior rust colour, with dark brown and cream coloured decorative details.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0359
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Trinket Basket
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- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0365
- Description
- A small round basket with flat bottom and fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Green birds and purple birds walk around side and three swirling crescents of purple, green and pink on the lid top. Lid f…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- A small round basket with flat bottom and fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Green birds and purple birds walk around side and three swirling crescents of purple, green and pink on the lid top. 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0365
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Basketry Cup And Saucer
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow…
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- Title
- Basketry Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow dish of twining technique to match cup with a series of green, pink and red parallelograms imbricated around the edge, which is finished with a lighter colour twining.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
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Miniature Fan Collection
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan Collection
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
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