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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0054
- Description
- A crocheted brown cord sack-shaped bag with three horizontal openwork bands. There is a short fringe around the sides, the bottom, and also along the shaped top. The bag is fastened with a button, and has one tassel at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A crocheted brown cord sack-shaped bag with three horizontal openwork bands. There is a short fringe around the sides, the bottom, and also along the shaped top. The bag is fastened with a button, and has one tassel at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0054
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
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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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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0147
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass; bark, cedar
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0147
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass; bark, cedar
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0147
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0148
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0148
- Description
- A round, straight sided basket woven from natural coloured grass with dyed grass canoes alternating with birds in profile. The round, flat lid has same motif on top.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A round, straight sided basket woven from natural coloured grass with dyed grass canoes alternating with birds in profile. The round, flat lid has same motif on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0148
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0174
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- bark; quill; grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0174
- Description
- Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- bark; quill; grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0174
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0178
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0178
- Description
- Cylindrical basket with flat cedar or spruce root woven base and tightly knotted grass basketry wall, indigo and red bands near base, and black zigzag line on yellow ground at middle of wall. Lid fits flushly over wide cedar root brim, and is similarly decorated with zigzag band on yellow ground an…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical basket with flat cedar or spruce root woven base and tightly knotted grass basketry wall, indigo and red bands near base, and black zigzag line on yellow ground at middle of wall. Lid fits flushly over wide cedar root brim, and is similarly decorated with zigzag band on yellow ground and indigo centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0178
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0179
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0179
- Description
- An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and o…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; grass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and orange bullseye at centre.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0179
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