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Amulet Charm

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Date: 1968 – 1971

Material: skin; fibre; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0085

Description: Circular pouch with two straps with buckskin ties. Green white triangular beading on straps, pouch white "Queen's Crown" beaded on green ground is on front face of cotton lined pouch. Backside of pouch beaded with silver at edge, star in middle and surrounding V shapes, all on red ground. Backside…

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Title: Amulet Charm

Date: 1968 – 1971

Material: skin; fibre; glass

Dimensions: 13.0 x 30.0 cm

Description: Circular pouch with two straps with buckskin ties. Green white triangular beading on straps, pouch white "Queen's Crown" beaded on green ground is on front face of cotton lined pouch. Backside of pouch beaded with silver at edge, star in middle and surrounding V shapes, all on red ground. Backside of pouch beaded on canvas and front side beaded on buckskin. Fringe tassels of silver beads on lower two thirds of pouch edge.

Subject: Indigenous; lore; religious; Eliza Hunter; ceremonial

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

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0085

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Club

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Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: wood; hair; feathers; antler

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0014

Description: A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into …

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Title: Club

Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: wood; hair; feathers; antler

Dimensions: 7.5 x 14.5 x 60.6 cm

Description: A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into wood and another face profile of person painted red. Burl on one side in the middle has carved profile of horse's head painted red with features accented by charring. Two smaller burls near bottom are carved into animal face painted red and mouse painted yellow, with features accented by charring. Four black and red bands are around stick below top burl and another band of charred dots is around stick below middle burl. Group of three feathers tied just above middle burl with sinew.

Subject: Indigenous; lore; religious; souvenir

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

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0014

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Figurine Group

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Date: 1965

Material: plastic

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0140 a-g

Description: A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and …

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Title: Figurine Group

Date: 1965

Material: plastic

Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.7 cm

Description: A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and fan, 6.5h. Jurojin, God of Long Life, a venerable old man. (c) man standing on three bales of rice, holding mallet upraised and a sack, 5.9h. Daikoku, strikes the wooden hammer and makes gold coins appear. (d) man holding large fish and fishing rod, 6.5h. Edisu, God of Fishers, pure hearted and contented with a simple life, he is always lucky and happy. (e) man holding spear, broken, and pagoda like object, with halo around head, 6.7h. Bishamon, God of Warriors, very courageous. (f) man with big belly and broad smile, holding palm fan and sack over shoulder, 6.2h. Hotei, an optimist, very open minded and always happy, fond of and kind to children. (g) man holding staff and scroll, 6.7h. Fukurokiyu, God of deep learning and noble character.

Subject: households; decorative; miniatures; religious; Tim Campbell

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

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0140 a-g

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Mosque of Abder Rhamon, Algiers

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Artist: Al Mettel

Date: 1944

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: MtA.04.01

Description: an unframed watercolour showing a low stone building in the foreground with a large tower in the background.

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Artist: Al Mettel

Title: Mosque of Abder Rhamon, Algiers

Date: 1944

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 31.0 x 24.5 cm

Description: an unframed watercolour showing a low stone building in the foreground with a large tower in the background.

Subject: architecture; urban; religious

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: MtA.04.01

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Pepper Mill

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Date: 1949 – 1951

Material: wood; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0631

Description: Friar or monk figure pepper mill, metal head and hands, rest is wood. Head screws onto threaded shaft which holds torso to base. "Made in France"and "Geugeot Freres" stamped on metal at bottom. Also lion logo stamped on metal at bottom, also lion logo stamped on bottom.

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Title: Pepper Mill

Date: 1949 – 1951

Material: wood; metal

Dimensions: 11.5 x 5.2 x 5.5 cm

Description: Friar or monk figure pepper mill, metal head and hands, rest is wood. Head screws onto threaded shaft which holds torso to base. "Made in France"and "Geugeot Freres" stamped on metal at bottom. Also lion logo stamped on metal at bottom, also lion logo stamped on bottom.