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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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1933 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.053
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Stoney Pow Wow
Date
1933 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.6 x 51.0 cm
Subject
figure
group
teepees
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.053
Images
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Date
1800 – 1875
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
109.02.0016
Description
A wooden box with a sloped front side which hinges at the top to open. The front is carved with a single large thistle and leaves with a circular blossom in each of the lower corners. There is a long slot cut into the top of the box.
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Title
Tithe Box
Date
1800 – 1875
Material
wood
Dimensions
14.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
A wooden box with a sloped front side which hinges at the top to open. The front is carved with a single large thistle and leaves with a circular blossom in each of the lower corners. There is a long slot cut into the top of the box.
Subject
households
crafts
carving
F.O. ‘Pat’ Brewster
religious
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0016
Images
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