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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0022
- Description
- Handwoven, almost square scatter rug with two sides in black trim, two sides with ivory fringe, multi-coloured geometric figures with ivory coloured contrast, almost square red centre panel containing four diamond-shaped hexagons.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- Handwoven, almost square scatter rug with two sides in black trim, two sides with ivory fringe, multi-coloured geometric figures with ivory coloured contrast, almost square red centre panel containing four diamond-shaped hexagons.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0022
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0023 a,b
- Description
- Woven scatter rugs with basic banded design; brown band plus tassles at either end, band pattern is alternately green and blue with red alternating, geometric details throughout weaving pattern.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 61.5 x 123.0 cm
- Description
- Woven scatter rugs with basic banded design; brown band plus tassles at either end, band pattern is alternately green and blue with red alternating, geometric details throughout weaving pattern.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0023 a,b
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- crocheting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
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Trinket Basket
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 5.9 cm
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also similarly almost completely covered with quill work, with dyed quills in red and yellow forming criss-cross pattern on bare birchbark, and quills in brown and cream filling in the rest of the area. Very nicely done.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
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Untitled (placemat)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.008 v
- Description
- A handwoven placemat in gold, dark taupe, orange and yellow, with fringes.
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- Title
- Untitled (placemat)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 47.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A handwoven placemat in gold, dark taupe, orange and yellow, with fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.008 v
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.002%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 a
- Description
- Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Three rug techniques woven with gold, green, yellow and beige wool; linen warp with special finishing on the ends.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20e
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 e
- Description
- A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. …
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 55.0 w/fringe cm
- Description
- A sample of six types of rug techniques with different types of wefts. It looks like a small rug with different horizontal strips and fringed ends. Colours are: gold, black, grey and white in wool; beige in wool; gold in linen; green in chenille; brown and beige in wool; yellow and beige in wool. There are four round, white stickers denoting techniques: “A”,”C”, “D”, “E”, the others have been lost.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 e
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.027%20g
- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 g
- Description
- A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A small sample woven with several rug techniques; red, brown, gold, beige, blue etc.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.027 g
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.017%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- on linen; wool
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.017 a
- Description
- A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- on linen; wool
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A rug weaving sample using three tapestry techniques and four rug techniques in yellow, brown, beige and green wool wefts; linen warp; wool weft.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.017 a
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untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.020%20b
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.020 b
- Description
- A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A weaving sample of six types (double two layers, one complete pillow, two joined pillows, double width cloth, two separate pillows, one full layer and one divided layer of double weave on a four-harness loom; olive green and yellow.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.020 b
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untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.023 a
- Description
- A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.
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- Title
- untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A hand woven cotton sample of teal blue/green and ivory that looks like half of a narrow neck scarf; has fringes on one end of warp and sewn down on the other for selvage.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.023 a
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Untitled (sample)
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.016 e
- Description
- A small sample in natural-coloured cotton with green weft threads.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A small sample in natural-coloured cotton with green weft threads.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.016 e
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.013%20g
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.013 g
- Description
- A sample of hand woven, cotton fabric done in green and light rust Egyptian cotton. see cataloguer’s notes.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- A sample of hand woven, cotton fabric done in green and light rust Egyptian cotton. see cataloguer’s notes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.013 g
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.035%20b
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.035 b
- Description
- A small weaving sample that looks a like a little carpet with fringes. The wool sample is teal blue green with natural linen fringes.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A small weaving sample that looks a like a little carpet with fringes. The wool sample is teal blue green with natural linen fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.035 b
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Untitled (scarf)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.010%20n
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.010 n
- Description
- A handwoven, wool scarf done in green, black, and yellow tartan; long with fringes.
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- Title
- Untitled (scarf)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- A handwoven, wool scarf done in green, black, and yellow tartan; long with fringes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.010 n
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black …
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- Title
- Whimsey
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black feather eyebrows are painted along the edge of the bone at the top over the eyes. The bone is affixed to a kidney-shaped piece of varnished wood by two screws through the bottom. The bottom is marked “BNN.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- gourd
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0001
- Description
- A stemmed gourd with a hole cut from one side (probably for attaching to something else). A design has been scored on the gourd with triangular shaped areas coloured in by charring. A small peg of wood was found inside the gourd (4.0 cm long).
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- Title
- Worked Gourd
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- gourd
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm
- Description
- A stemmed gourd with a hole cut from one side (probably for attaching to something else). A design has been scored on the gourd with triangular shaped areas coloured in by charring. A small peg of wood was found inside the gourd (4.0 cm long).
- Subject
- housholds
- crafts
- carving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.0001
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