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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0113
Description
Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.0 x 2.3 x 11.2 cm
Description
Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
craft
carving
animal
otter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0113
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0117
Description
Stuffed walrus figurine, made from single piece of genuine seal hide except for front flippers which are attached separately. Tusks of plastic, eyes and nose are removable, black headed pins. Stamped on right front flipper underside "Made in Norway".
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; plastic; metal
Dimensions
7.0 x 7.0 x 12.3 cm
Description
Stuffed walrus figurine, made from single piece of genuine seal hide except for front flippers which are attached separately. Tusks of plastic, eyes and nose are removable, black headed pins. Stamped on right front flipper underside "Made in Norway".
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
seal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0117
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
107.01.0129
Description
Small, rounded mouse like animal with leather ears and eyes, leather underside of sealskin. Entire body seal fur in two sections joined at mid point on body. Leather tail 10.0 cm. long.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin
Dimensions
4.5 x 5.0 x 7.5 cm
Description
Small, rounded mouse like animal with leather ears and eyes, leather underside of sealskin. Entire body seal fur in two sections joined at mid point on body. Leather tail 10.0 cm. long.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
mouse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0129
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0156
Description
A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.2 x 4.2 x 10.0 cm
Description
A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0156
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 8.7 x 13.3 cm
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small nails. The bark from the twig has been shaved at the bottom of the head to suggest the muzzle, an indentation is cut into bottom of head to accommodate the string bridal. The string rein is attached to top of the bulging pack which is fastened with a triple diamond hitch. Two small blocks of wood pack boxes are nailed to the body, one on either side. These blocks are concealed by an unbleached cotton tarp, cotton is stuffed, and bulges unevenly over the securing string. Cinch is fashioned from a piece of insulated copper wire. Strand of thick string nailed to rear for tail. Abrand has been burned into left front: "M" ("M" standing on rocking arch).
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
horse
packers and guides
diamond hitch
Chuck Millar
Mount Assiniboine
Erling Strom
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
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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
1870 – 1910
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0171
Description
A flat-based small. brown basket. Base is of alternate narrow and wide laths in a simple tabby weave form, the narrow laths continuing up to form the walls and rim. The walls are woven in finer cane, and the side struts folded over form a braided oval opening.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1870 – 1910
Material
wood
Dimensions
2.6 x 6.0 x 8.3 cm
Description
A flat-based small. brown basket. Base is of alternate narrow and wide laths in a simple tabby weave form, the narrow laths continuing up to form the walls and rim. The walls are woven in finer cane, and the side struts folded over form a braided oval opening.
Subject
households
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0171
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0191
Description
Circular basketry box with lid. Brown fibre over natural (pale) frame. Some loose caning on selvages of lid. Flat base in beige, walls of brown with black, horizontal accent line in mid-wall and on wall of lid. Loose lattice weave.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
7.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
Circular basketry box with lid. Brown fibre over natural (pale) frame. Some loose caning on selvages of lid. Flat base in beige, walls of brown with black, horizontal accent line in mid-wall and on wall of lid. Loose lattice weave.
Subject
Whyte home
households
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0191
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0206
Description
A flat-based round basket with domed overfitting lid. Weave is simple over and under basket style. Vertical struts of basket are light brown, and weft is alternated light and dark strips. Simple, perfunctory object.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.0 x 11.3 cm
Description
A flat-based round basket with domed overfitting lid. Weave is simple over and under basket style. Vertical struts of basket are light brown, and weft is alternated light and dark strips. Simple, perfunctory object.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0206
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0267
Description
A flat-based, straight-sided basket with flush, almost flat lid which fits securely over straight rim. Basket is formed on a lattice of cedar root or bark which is frayed out to form vertical ribs, and then a delicate tight bird-cage with twining technique is used to build up the basket. Pattern of…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.4 x 5.8 cm
Description
A flat-based, straight-sided basket with flush, almost flat lid which fits securely over straight rim. Basket is formed on a lattice of cedar root or bark which is frayed out to form vertical ribs, and then a delicate tight bird-cage with twining technique is used to build up the basket. Pattern of deep purple, almost black, ducks spaced around basket above two parallel lines in burgundy. Top of basket lid is decorated with a "whirlpool” design radiating from a red eye in red, yellow, and green, terminating in a red ring which notches into the natural light lid; green and white alternating stitches at the ring connecting top to wall of basket lid.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0267
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