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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1019
- Description
- Folding decorative comb hand cut and carved from tortoise shell. Finely carved figure of a woman in profile, wearing a long skirt, carrying a large shoulder bag and holding a dead bird in one hand. A rivet at the top of the figure allows a fancy carved comb to swivel out from her head.
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- shell; metal
- Description
- Folding decorative comb hand cut and carved from tortoise shell. Finely carved figure of a woman in profile, wearing a long skirt, carrying a large shoulder bag and holding a dead bird in one hand. A rivet at the top of the figure allows a fancy carved comb to swivel out from her head.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- carving
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.1019
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3045
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3033
- Description
- Two small bags joined with a strip of hide, to be worn over a dog’s back, made from smoked hide. Each bag has two ties used to fasten bag shut and a forked leather tag at each bottom corner. Tag with CRW writing: “Dog Pack made by Eliza Hunter.”
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- Title
- Dog Saddlebag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Two small bags joined with a strip of hide, to be worn over a dog’s back, made from smoked hide. Each bag has two ties used to fasten bag shut and a forked leather tag at each bottom corner. Tag with CRW writing: “Dog Pack made by Eliza Hunter.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Eliza Hunter
- animals, dogs
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3033
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0355
- Description
- Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- needlework
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0355
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons an…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 26.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons and has hide at the front closure. There is a single thong threaded through slits at the front and then tied to itself at the top of the bag’s opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small bra…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small braid on each side of the face and the rest of the hair hanging free. The doll is wearing a fringed hide dress and headband, both glued in place. The headband is decorated with a zig-zag red line.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blu…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blue, green and orange.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The ne…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 10.3 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The neck is wrapped with red and white beads and a white feather is attached to the back of the head.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0045 a,b
- Description
- A hanging wall lamp (may be handmade) with a wooden base (a), and a shade (b). The base is a square wooden wall plaque with a projecting arm that holds an electric bulb. The base has a very simple design, and the wiring goes through the arm. A metal eye at the top of the plaque is used to hang …
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- Title
- Electric Lamp
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.1 (a); 17.8 (b) x 14.0 (a); 21.0 (b) x 10.1 (a) cm
- Description
- A hanging wall lamp (may be handmade) with a wooden base (a), and a shade (b). The base is a square wooden wall plaque with a projecting arm that holds an electric bulb. The base has a very simple design, and the wiring goes through the arm. A metal eye at the top of the plaque is used to hang the lamp. The shade is made of white burlap over paper and narrows at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- woodworking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0045 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3008
- Description
- Metal pipe wrapped with white hide and with attached hide strap handle. A serrated metal blade is inserted in one end of the pipe and held in place with wire. The flesher is heavy and there are loose pieces (shot?) inside.
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- Title
- Flesher
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Metal pipe wrapped with white hide and with attached hide strap handle. A serrated metal blade is inserted in one end of the pipe and held in place with wire. The flesher is heavy and there are loose pieces (shot?) inside.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3009
- Description
- Squared bone with an end cut off at a shallow angle to create a sharp edge. The scraping edge notched with narrow parallel cuts. The opposite end of the flesher is a flat joint. Tag with CRW writing: “Belonged to Mrs. Silas (Cassie) Abraham Joes. Grandmother who’s father owned bible.”
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- Title
- Flesher
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 5.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Squared bone with an end cut off at a shallow angle to create a sharp edge. The scraping edge notched with narrow parallel cuts. The opposite end of the flesher is a flat joint. Tag with CRW writing: “Belonged to Mrs. Silas (Cassie) Abraham Joes. Grandmother who’s father owned bible.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3009
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Gathering Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.02.0001
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0001
- Description
- A low, wide, open-mouthed coiled basket made of woven grass. The basket has an openwork scalloped border around the mouth.
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- Title
- Gathering Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- grass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A low, wide, open-mouthed coiled basket made of woven grass. The basket has an openwork scalloped border around the mouth.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Salish
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0001
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