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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0002
- Description
- A white rectangular grass linen place mat (probably for use on a tray) with blue stitching around the edge. The mat is embroidered with various colours about one quarter of the way down from the top. The embroidered design is a horizontal line with a pagoda at the centre and figures on each side…
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- Title
- Place Mat
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- A white rectangular grass linen place mat (probably for use on a tray) with blue stitching around the edge. The mat is embroidered with various colours about one quarter of the way down from the top. The embroidered design is a horizontal line with a pagoda at the centre and figures on each side of the pagoda. There is a figure of a coolie carrying a yoke with a basket and bag on the right hand side, and two figures carrying a closed carriage on the left.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0002
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1003
- Description
- Two wooden cut-out bears.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Two wooden cut-out bears.
- Credit
- Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1003
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0061
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- beadwork
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0061
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0064
- Description
- A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0064
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0066
- Description
- A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided s…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Description
- A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided straw handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0066
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0069
- Description
- An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0069
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0071
- Description
- A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0071
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0073
- Description
- A very wide, very short, black leather purse with canvas sides that fastens with a zipper. The purse has a carrying strap that attaches at each side of the purse through metal rings. The canvas sides are decorated with a garden of embroidered flowers worked in wool.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- A very wide, very short, black leather purse with canvas sides that fastens with a zipper. The purse has a carrying strap that attaches at each side of the purse through metal rings. The canvas sides are decorated with a garden of embroidered flowers worked in wool.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0073
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, hemp
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0075 a,b
- Description
- A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front r…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, hemp
- Dimensions
- 21.5 (a);7.5 (b) x 31.0 (a); 10.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front right side. The matching coin purse is fastened with a turquoise hemp button pushed through a loop. Inside the purse is a tag reading “100% natural hemp, Phillipines handwoven, Sarte Lagaspi, Phillipines”.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- tourism
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0075 a,b
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0076
- Description
- A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0076
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- grass; fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0077
- Description
- A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- grass; fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0077
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0080
- Description
- A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 cm
- Description
- A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0080
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. Th…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. The reverse of the tag has CRW's writing: "Purse for belt belonged to Edwin Dixons mother - Belt he wore & is worn out Mina Lefthand - blind since he was 7."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
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Saddle Blanket
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0011
- Description
- A handwoven blanket with a white background and a heavy wool diamond pattern. There is a wide area of purple coloured pattern in the middle, turning to red on the sides, and a white zig-zag design at the side borders. The ends of the blanket have white, then red, then black stripes.
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- Title
- Saddle Blanket
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 126.0 cm
- Description
- A handwoven blanket with a white background and a heavy wool diamond pattern. There is a wide area of purple coloured pattern in the middle, turning to red on the sides, and a white zig-zag design at the side borders. The ends of the blanket have white, then red, then black stripes.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- transportation
- travel
- trade
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0011
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0021
- Description
- A handwoven red wool sash with vertical stripes of green, blue, black and yellow. Each end on the sash has very long fringe. The label reads “Handwoven by MacKay Homecraft Studio Inc. Montreal, Canada”.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 264.0 cm
- Description
- A handwoven red wool sash with vertical stripes of green, blue, black and yellow. Each end on the sash has very long fringe. The label reads “Handwoven by MacKay Homecraft Studio Inc. Montreal, Canada”.
- Subject
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0021
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0033
- Description
- A very thin long sash, woven on a belt loom, with a pattern of faded red and white checks. Both ends of the sash have dense red and white fringe.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 222.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin long sash, woven on a belt loom, with a pattern of faded red and white checks. Both ends of the sash have dense red and white fringe.
- Subject
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0033
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0034
- Description
- A woven red wool sash with two green stripes running its length with a band of very narrow red and white horizontal stripes in the centre. The centre band of white stripes has a repeating pattern of triangles.
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- Title
- Sash
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 206.0 cm
- Description
- A woven red wool sash with two green stripes running its length with a band of very narrow red and white horizontal stripes in the centre. The centre band of white stripes has a repeating pattern of triangles.
- Subject
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0034
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- antler; metal; fiber; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3005
- Description
- Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- antler; metal; fiber; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (a); 5.0 (b) x 25.5 (a); 25.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- households
- Evely Poucette
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3005
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
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- Title
- Ski Pants
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 111.2 cm
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
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