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Date
prior to 1900
Material
mineral
Catalogue Number
104.19.1021 a,b
Description
Heavy oval shaped rock, 26.0x20.0x11.0 cm. with a round hole carved into centre, ca. 10.0 dia. at top. Nicely smoothed cavity. One quadrant has been broken off. Pestle is oblong 20.0 long and ca. 9.0 dia. at bottom. Shaped with rim above hand hold.
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Title
Mortar; Pestle
Date
prior to 1900
Material
mineral
Description
Heavy oval shaped rock, 26.0x20.0x11.0 cm. with a round hole carved into centre, ca. 10.0 dia. at top. Nicely smoothed cavity. One quadrant has been broken off. Pestle is oblong 20.0 long and ca. 9.0 dia. at bottom. Shaped with rim above hand hold.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.19.1021 a,b
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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Title
Pestle
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
Subject
Indigenous
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0031
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 13.0 cm
Description
A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0200
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Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1880 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
3.5 x 4.2 x 17.8 cm
Description
Oblong rectangular lidded box with wood base and copper lid. Box base lightweight wood and remnant of Canada One Cent stamp stuck on bottom. Lid decoration has circle symmetrically decorated with pierced scrolling. Lid separated from rim by copper corrosion.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0328
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