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Souvenir Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1036
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- plaster; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1036
- Description
- Square moulded plaster plaque, handpainted, featuring a moose with a mountain and forest in the background. The bottom of the plaque has “BANFF” in raised letters. A metal hanger is embedded in the plaster at the top edge.
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- Title
- Souvenir Plaque
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- plaster; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 15.3 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Square moulded plaster plaque, handpainted, featuring a moose with a mountain and forest in the background. The bottom of the plaque has “BANFF” in raised letters. A metal hanger is embedded in the plaster at the top edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1036
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0006
- Description
- A clear plastic needle hinged at one end with a flat plastic strap which folds over the needle to clasp at its point. The flat strap is pale green and is marked with an inch scale divided into eighths on its surface.
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- Title
- Stitch-Holder
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A clear plastic needle hinged at one end with a flat plastic strap which folds over the needle to clasp at its point. The flat strap is pale green and is marked with an inch scale divided into eighths on its surface.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- knitting
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0006
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0021
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- grass, reed
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0021
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides. The basket is woven of natural coloured material with four coloured diamond shapes (white, red and black) on the side that have been made with dyed grass (an imbricated design).
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- grass, reed
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 18.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides. The basket is woven of natural coloured material with four coloured diamond shapes (white, red and black) on the side that have been made with dyed grass (an imbricated design).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0021
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with st…
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- Title
- Straight Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A flat rectangular box with a label on top. The label features a woman in profile and “Puritan” in fancy lettering over the drawing of a pin. The label is also marked “Dressmakers’ Pins FINEST BRASS PINS MANUFACTURED BY THE AMERICAN PIN CO., WATERBUTY, CONN., U.S.A.” The box is filled with straight pins.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1006
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1097
- Description
- Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Very fine embroidered tablecloth with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a white silk background. The edge of the cloth is finished with knotted fringe for approximately 7.5 cm and then a long fringe (approximately 33.0 cm) hangs free .
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1097
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1095 a-e
- Description
- A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the wo…
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- Title
- Tablecloth Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- A tablecloth and four matching napkins. Each piece is made from beige cloth with taupe embroidery around the scalloped edges. There is also an embroidered floral design in taupe on each piece. The set is stored in a flat blue box that has a landscape picture in the upper left corner with the word “Ritze.” Written in pencil on the side of the box is “Bridge Set - ARK.”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1095 a-e
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Tatting Roller
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.1027
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1027
- Description
- Light green fabric covers a tube, darker green on ends. Attached to the tube is a length of the same fabric 69.0 long, it is hemmed. 10.0 cm from each end is attached remnants of light purple ribbon.
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- Title
- Tatting Roller
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.5 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Light green fabric covers a tube, darker green on ends. Attached to the tube is a length of the same fabric 69.0 long, it is hemmed. 10.0 cm from each end is attached remnants of light purple ribbon.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- hobbies
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1027
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.1001
- Description
- Three strips of leather thong. One piece is light beige. Two pieces are grey and twisted together.
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- Title
- Thong
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin
- Description
- Three strips of leather thong. One piece is light beige. Two pieces are grey and twisted together.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- leatherworking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.1001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0013
- Description
- Long rug with geometric pattern of multi-tone beige ground with blue, red and black figures. Rug is very worn, and has previously been poorly repaired with red cloth tape on reverse. The edges are fraying and there are many areas of pile loss.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 252.0 cm
- Description
- Long rug with geometric pattern of multi-tone beige ground with blue, red and black figures. Rug is very worn, and has previously been poorly repaired with red cloth tape on reverse. The edges are fraying and there are many areas of pile loss.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0013
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0021
- Description
- Black bordered rectangular Navajo scatter rug, ivory ground with three adjoined diamond designs dominant, other geometric symbols in design of rug in colours red, gray, black, brown, four black corner tassels, handwoven.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 98.0 cm
- Description
- Black bordered rectangular Navajo scatter rug, ivory ground with three adjoined diamond designs dominant, other geometric symbols in design of rug in colours red, gray, black, brown, four black corner tassels, handwoven.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- weaving
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0021
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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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0180
- 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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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3019
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- feathers; fibre; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3019
- Description
- Old headdress. Beaded browband with two strands of cylindrical aqua beads and black beads, with large green and black hanging beaded loops. White feathers and dark feathers trimmed with red down tips and bases. Horse hair, dyed purple, attached to feather tips. Many ermine tails, dyed horseha…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- feathers; fibre; glass; hair
- Description
- Old headdress. Beaded browband with two strands of cylindrical aqua beads and black beads, with large green and black hanging beaded loops. White feathers and dark feathers trimmed with red down tips and bases. Horse hair, dyed purple, attached to feather tips. Many ermine tails, dyed horsehair, and cropped horsehair attached to each end of browband. Base of feathers wrapped with strips of old English blanket and heavy white thread. Bits of ermine skin and tails and white lace attached to scullcap made from brown felt hat.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3019
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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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- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0051 a-h
- Description
- A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all …
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- Title
- Woven Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- A sack-shaped crocheted string bag with a long woven handle. The bag is light brown, with various bands of a black and white triangular pattern, and also has a red ring around the bottom. Inside the bag there is a card that reads “Dear Pearl, This came out of an old shop in old Panama. It’s all filled with greetings. Mrs. Wm. Warren, Banff”. Inside the bag is also: 3 red-earth pottery shards, 3 paper 8-pointed stars with German writing.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0051 a-h
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