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Nom de l'objet : figurine
Type de l'objet : animal
Catégorie de l'objet : art objects
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : original art
Matériaux : fibre
wood
metal
Numéro de catalogue : 107.02.0020
Fabricant : Chuck Millar
Culture : Canadian
Contexte culturel : households
decorative
miniatures
animal
Chuck Millar
Erling Strom
horse
packers and guides
diamond hitch
Mount Assiniboine
Date de début de production : 19600000
Date de fin de production : 19700000
Description : Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small nails. The bark from the twig has been shaved at the bottom of the head to suggest the muzzle, an indentation is cut into bottom of head to accommodate the string bridal. The string rein is attached to top of the bulging pack which is fastened with a triple diamond hitch. Two small blocks of wood pack boxes are nailed to the body, one on either side. These blocks are concealed by an unbleached cotton tarp, cotton is stuffed, and bulges unevenly over the securing string. Cinch is fashioned from a piece of insulated copper wire. Strand of thick string nailed to rear for tail. Abrand has been burned into left front: "M" ("M" standing on rocking arch).
Hauteur : 11.5
Longueur : 13.3
Largeur : 8.7
Nombre d'objets : 1
Établissement : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  Facebook-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  Twitter-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies  YouTube-Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Ville de l'établissement : Banff
Province de l'établissement : Alberta

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