topic:"religious" found 7 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Belt

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0173

Description: A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…

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Title: Belt

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre; metal

Dimensions: 8.5 x 93.5 cm

Description: A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.

Subject: households; figure; female; religious; Hinduism

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0173

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Figurine

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Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: wood

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0086

Description: A seated buddha with his feet in a lotus position at the centre of a lotus blossom. His right hand rests palm up in his lap and the left is raised in a blessing (or teaching position). The carved figurine is wood with simple features, large ears, and draped robes. The figurine is painted a saffro…

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Title: Figurine

Date: 1930 – 1940

Material: wood

Dimensions: 12.7 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm

Description: A seated buddha with his feet in a lotus position at the centre of a lotus blossom. His right hand rests palm up in his lap and the left is raised in a blessing (or teaching position). The carved figurine is wood with simple features, large ears, and draped robes. The figurine is painted a saffron gold colour with red and black features and black hair with carved and red painted dot at front centre of hair. The figurine is loosely attached to a simply carved brown wood base of leaves curling downward with dowel through base of the buddha. There are Chinese letters on the base of the stand and “1.50” along with a paper sticker that reads “China:.

Subject: households; souvenirs; religious; Buddah

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0086

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Nikko, Japan

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.134

Description: Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Nikko, Japan

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.

Subject: architecture; religious

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.134

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Religious Medal

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0129

Description: A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds anoth…

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Title: Religious Medal

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal

Dimensions: 3.0 x 0.1 x 2.3 cm

Description: A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds another loose ring link for hanging.

Subject: Whyte home; religious; figure

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0129

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Religious Pendant

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Date: 1925 – 1965

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0169 a,b

Description: Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. Hi…

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Title: Religious Pendant

Date: 1925 – 1965

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm

Description: Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. High surface of design polished, with niello behind.