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A fiddler's world. Memoirs to 1938
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20661
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1977
- Author
- Adaskin, Harry
- Publisher
- (Vancouver) : November House
- Call Number
- ND249 A3 A3
- Author
- Adaskin, Harry
- Publisher
- (Vancouver) : November House
- Published Date
- c1977
- Physical Description
- 293p. : illus. ports. facsim.
- Accession Number
- 10,000
- Call Number
- ND249 A3 A3
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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A guide to Canada's composers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12335
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1973
- Author
- Napier, Ronald
- Publisher
- Willowdale (Ontario) : Avondale Press
- Call Number
- R 06 N16
- Author
- Napier, Ronald
- Publisher
- Willowdale (Ontario) : Avondale Press
- Published Date
- c1973
- Physical Description
- 50p
- Subjects
- Music
- Accession Number
- 7000
- Call Number
- R 06 N16
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0121
- Description
- A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fi…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- A miniature, wooden, Norwegian folk fiddle. Carved from piece of wood, with four nylon strings. Very accurate reproduction. Hourglass shape with long stem and carved animal head at end. Tiny wooden bridge supports strings. Painted white along fingerboard and tailpiece holding strings. Outline of fiddle decorated with white dots. Small circular blue tag hangs from stem, "made in Norway/ Hus-fild. Back of fiddle has metal safety pin type clasp fastened to disk glued to it. (in brown batik-patterned cardboard box)
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0121
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0038
- Description
- A cylindrical, flat based box, pink wall inside and out. Lid is covered with an overshot weave quasi-brocade, black and white bands alternating with a red on white and a turquoise on white band over cushioned backing. Sides of lid (which fits flushly over the box proper) is covered with like materi…
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- Title
- Puff Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical, flat based box, pink wall inside and out. Lid is covered with an overshot weave quasi-brocade, black and white bands alternating with a red on white and a turquoise on white band over cushioned backing. Sides of lid (which fits flushly over the box proper) is covered with like material adding stripes of hot pink and purple.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0038
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0001
- Description
- A drum made of rawhide stretched over a square frame and held by lacing across the back. The hide is dyed blue with a narrow red border and a red four pointed star at the middle with a blue square at the centre of the star.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 0.6 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A drum made of rawhide stretched over a square frame and held by lacing across the back. The hide is dyed blue with a narrow red border and a red four pointed star at the middle with a blue square at the centre of the star.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0001
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0002
- Description
- A drum made of hide stretched over a round wooden frame and laced through holes pierced in the wood at the side. The ends of the lacing thongs are tied and hanging at each side. The drum has a natural brownish-grey colour.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A drum made of hide stretched over a round wooden frame and laced through holes pierced in the wood at the side. The ends of the lacing thongs are tied and hanging at each side. The drum has a natural brownish-grey colour.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0002
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0003
- Description
- A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around the outside with the base of each resting on the red border. Metal disks on nails have been added as jingles.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0003
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long…
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- Title
- Rattle
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Dimensions
- 33.8 x 7.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0008%20a-m
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0009%20a-e
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
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