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Date
1970
Material
paper; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.0091
Description
A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, har…
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Title
Scroll
Date
1970
Material
paper; wood; fibre
Dimensions
12.5 cm
Description
A long scroll rolled on a wooden dowel, with light red brown piece of silk stiffened with paper lining which rolls around outside to form cover, tying with long purple braided silk cord attached at end, scroll which is pieced in several places, unrolls to show long, continuous scene of monkeys, hares, frogs and other animals engaged in various human activities. Long paper label on end of scroll with Japanese writing, presumably the title. Scroll is contained in long rectangular cardboard box with red brown lid and same label as on scroll pasted to top of lid, and ink stamped Japanese writing inside base of box. Also contains green paper sheets in English and Japanese explaining the scroll, and a sheet of white paper completely in Japanese.Made in Japan.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
monkey
hare
frog
travel
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0091
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0197
Description
Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped int…
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Title
Sachet
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
1.7 x 3.2 x 10.5 cm
Description
Stuffed double sided gourd shaped sachet. On one side two swimming mandarin ducks painted in black on a yellowish background, on the other side three flying white doves painted onto a yellow orange background. Glued to the top of the gourd is a square green fabric from which a green cord shaped into 3 loops, 5.01 x 3.0w extends.
Subject
Whyte home
households
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
animal
dove
bird
duck
travel
souvenir
accessories
keepsake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0197
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
108.05.0095 a,b
Description
Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat fa…
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Title
Novelty Decoration
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
5.5 x 3.7 cm
Description
Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat facing to the left
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
miniatures
animal
goat
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Edith Morse Robb
travel
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0095 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0369
Description
A small oblong leather hanging pouch hanging from an oval brass ring. Front of pebbly textured brown leather, with back and flap of one piece of smooth, lighter brown leather. Pouch is stiff and shaped to give it thickness. Snap clasp at edge of flap is cast silver snail with frog climbing on its …
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Title
Tobacco Pouch
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
7.3 x 1.6 x 10.0 cm
Description
A small oblong leather hanging pouch hanging from an oval brass ring. Front of pebbly textured brown leather, with back and flap of one piece of smooth, lighter brown leather. Pouch is stiff and shaped to give it thickness. Snap clasp at edge of flap is cast silver snail with frog climbing on its back. Braided cord through grommets at top of the flap, passes through ornately pierced silver bead and is attached through eye of oval, brass ring. Ring has scrolly cloud or wave design around. Leather at top of pouch front is rolled down the flap closing over it.
Subject
Whyte home
travel
souvenir
pastime
smoking
animal
snail
frog
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0369
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Date
1975 – 1977
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0180
Description
Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes cove…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1975 – 1977
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.8 x 4.7 x 30.9 cm
Description
Large, heavy, cast brass ?, medallion on long silver chain. Praying, seated Budda figure at centre of front with U shaped motif spaced around edge. Obverse slightly concave with relief casting covering surface. Ring of animals crawl around circular central motif, with other odd, organic shapes covering surface. Hole pierced through narrow flange at top to hold chain. Chain of heavy silver links.
Subject
Whyte home
travel
souvenir
gift
accessories
jewlery
fashion
households
adornment
animal
religious
Donna Class
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0180
Images
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