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Date
1920 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.08.3002
Description
Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black ve…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin; plastic
Dimensions
29.0 x 33.0 cm
Description
Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black velvet, the back is finished with red felt (wool?). Beaded design has blue background with dark red, blue and white corners. There are two identical designs (17.5 x 14.0 cm) in diamond shapes with geometric shapes in green, dark blue, red and orange. Two small diamond shapes with a red cross in the centre separate the two major motifs.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3002
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
grass; bark, cedar
Catalogue Number
102.04.0147
Description
A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
grass; bark, cedar
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
Subject
Indigenous
households
decorative
crafts
animals
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0147
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
grass
Catalogue Number
102.04.0148
Description
A round, straight sided basket woven from natural coloured grass with dyed grass canoes alternating with birds in profile. The round, flat lid has same motif on top.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
grass
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A round, straight sided basket woven from natural coloured grass with dyed grass canoes alternating with birds in profile. The round, flat lid has same motif on top.
Subject
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
households
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0148
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Date
1925 – 1935
Material
bark; quill; grass; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0174
Description
Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1925 – 1935
Material
bark; quill; grass; fibre
Dimensions
6.0 x 8.7 cm
Description
Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Ojibwa
decorative
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0174
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Date
1920 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
102.04.0107
Description
A round, white vase with a plain base flaring gently to full round shoulders with a wide straight rimmed mouth. The vase is decorated with hand painted iris, leaves, and a swallow. The dominant colours of the decoration are green, blue, and white.
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Title
Vase
Date
1920 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Dimensions
11.5 cm
Description
A round, white vase with a plain base flaring gently to full round shoulders with a wide straight rimmed mouth. The vase is decorated with hand painted iris, leaves, and a swallow. The dominant colours of the decoration are green, blue, and white.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0107
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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