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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0037
- Description
- A square, white, handwoven cotton bag with an overshot pattern of red along the top and in vertical bands from the top to part way down the bag. The bag has a twisted black and red cord handle.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A square, white, handwoven cotton bag with an overshot pattern of red along the top and in vertical bands from the top to part way down the bag. The bag has a twisted black and red cord handle.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0037
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0045
- Description
- A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0045
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0046
- Description
- A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0046
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0049
- Description
- A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- knitting
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0049
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1127
- Description
- Rabbit skin pouch with deerhide top and fringe. Lined with cotton fabric.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Rabbit skin pouch with deerhide top and fringe. Lined with cotton fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1127
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0378
- Description
- Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each si…
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 26.0 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each side of opening. (b) plaid crepe, black background with cross hatching of white, light blue, and red orange and yellow. Pouch with black grosgrain ribbon double drawstring through casing where drawstring exits. Bag made by gathering a long piece of material along each side around one of these circles, and folding the ends of the material into a casing for drawstring.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0378
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, bl…
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- Title
- Boot Press; Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, black vinyl with white piping, manufacturer's logo on side plus "The Skiers Sportshop Ltd. Calgary Edmonton".
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0039
- Description
- A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A pouch shaped black cotton drawstring bag with a single tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The bag is decorated with a wide white cotton band with white flowers that runs horizontally around the centre of the bag and, in turn, is bordered by narrower white bands.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- neddlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0039
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0044
- Description
- A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished wit…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished with beads.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0044
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0052
- Description
- A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A small red stained leather purse with a flap that fastens with a leather thong. The bag is finished with a natural leather hand-stitched binding, and decorated with an embossed circular design with blue stained centres.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- tooling
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0052
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0057 a,b
- Description
- A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 23.5 (a); 6.0 (b) x 27.0 (a); 9.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A handbag (a) and matching change purse (b). The navy blue wool handbag has carved wooden handles, a satin lining, and a red and white monogram “ P.B.M.” worked in cross stitch. The change purse, found inside the purse, is also made of navy blue wool and has a pointed flap.
- Subject
- households
- Pearl Moore
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0057 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0058
- Description
- A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A white cotton handbag decorated with red and green animals worked in cross stitch. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and two short handles of the same material as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0058
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- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0067
- Description
- A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- A square, flat, woven straw bag, woven with natural and coloured straw to create a red and green plaid pattern. The bag has a pink velvet twisted wire animal (dog?) with bouquets of artificial flowers near the two small loop handles. Inside is a small woven pouch with a blue tile in it (3.5 cm x 3.6 cm x 1.0 cm).
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0067
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0068
- Description
- A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A handbag, with a curved flap and short strap handle, woven in a zig-zig pattern from red and natural-coloured straw. The bag ahs a very flat, square shape. Inside the purse’s strap is “Pandang Sumatra”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0068
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0070
- Description
- An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- An envelope style 'clutch' handbag of woven purple and natural straw.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0070
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0072
- Description
- A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A square beige bag with a diagonal striped pattern of red alternating with black. There are very heavy red silk tassels at each of the bag’s upper corners.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0072
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0081 a,b
- Description
- Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 (a); 26.0 (b) x 34.0 (a); 30.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two woven square straw bags. The larger purse (a) has two braided handles and four diamond shapes woven on the front in darker coloured straw. The second straw bag (b) is a smaller bag that fits inside the purse.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0081 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- tourism
- crafts
- batik
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0161
- Description
- A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
- Subject
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0161
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 8.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- figure
- papoose
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
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