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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to uppe…
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- Title
- After Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to upper edge and "V" shaped closure, the same red fabric covers platform between sole and uppers. Sole is white felt (1 cm. thick) a thick red shoe lace fits through one hole on each side of closure. Laces have a wooden piece on one end only. Boots are lined with white felt. Insoles are a heavy woven material.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, le…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 187.0 cm
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, leather keeper straps looped on to cable bindings.
- Credit
- Gift of Heidi Lohr, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
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- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and gold insignia, toe clamp "Marker" heel plate "Racer".
- Credit
- Gift of Kelly Sykes, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
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Avalanche Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgo.02.02
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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- Title
- Avalanche Slope
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.00 cm
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool…
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool cap with wide striped cuff. Gold tag attached "Styled by Colin N62 .... Colin K Lax Ltd, Montreal".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
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Beavertail Snowshoes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0052%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pe…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 107.2 cm
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pencil on tail.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
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Burial of Chief David Bearspaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.030
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.030
- Description
- Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
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- Title
- Burial of Chief David Bearspaw
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 61.8 x 74.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.030
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Cross Country Snowshoes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0054%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0054 a,b
- Description
- Pair of long, cross country snowshoes. 3.7 wide front cross bar with manufacturer's decal (Chestnut Canoe Co) in centre. 16.5 high rise at tip. Body lacing ca. .08 wide, thinner lacing at toe and heel. (a) right frame broken just below master cord. (b) left frame broken at toe crossbar. 11.3 …
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- Title
- Cross Country Snowshoes
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of long, cross country snowshoes. 3.7 wide front cross bar with manufacturer's decal (Chestnut Canoe Co) in centre. 16.5 high rise at tip. Body lacing ca. .08 wide, thinner lacing at toe and heel. (a) right frame broken just below master cord. (b) left frame broken at toe crossbar. 11.3 x 2.9 metal brace bolted and rivetted onto frame. Stamped on frame: "12 x 60"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0054 a,b
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Full Length Coat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0099
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar a…
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- Title
- Full Length Coat
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar and lapels. Pockets in vertical seam on each side of front with pointed plackets. Three buttons on either side of front covered with same material as coat. Full lining inside of name material unquilted. Separate long piece quilted material with buttonhole at either end and slightly pointed at the middle found in one pocket, belt?
- Subject
- households
- winter
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- hair, animal; fibre; metal; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1166
- Description
- 3/4 length, hooded muskrat and mixed fur parka. Appliqued black and white hide caribou figures along cuffs, hem and shoulders. Red felt trim on cuffs, hem and shoulders, brown sateen lining and heavy metal full-length zipper with ribbon covering it.
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- Title
- Fur Parka
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- hair, animal; fibre; metal; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 70.0 x 110.0 cm
- Description
- 3/4 length, hooded muskrat and mixed fur parka. Appliqued black and white hide caribou figures along cuffs, hem and shoulders. Red felt trim on cuffs, hem and shoulders, brown sateen lining and heavy metal full-length zipper with ribbon covering it.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Gertie Hartefeld
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1166
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; hair, beaver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1065 a,b
- Description
- A pair of mitts with gauntlets. Beaver fur covers the front the back of the gauntlets and thumb and the palm is smooth leather.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Mitts
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; hair, beaver
- Description
- A pair of mitts with gauntlets. Beaver fur covers the front the back of the gauntlets and thumb and the palm is smooth leather.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1065 a,b
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Goalie Hockey Stick
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1035
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1035
- Description
- Wooden goalie stick taped with black tape. Blade cracked, almost completely taped, heel worn, butt end taped and printed on both sides of shaft. "STandard Goal Made by Northland Ski MFG. Co. St. Paul, Minn. USA". Printed on top edge of shaft "Andrews & Wilder Ltd. Weyburn Sask. Canadian Rep. Lie …
- Title
- Goalie Hockey Stick
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 155.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden goalie stick taped with black tape. Blade cracked, almost completely taped, heel worn, butt end taped and printed on both sides of shaft. "STandard Goal Made by Northland Ski MFG. Co. St. Paul, Minn. USA". Printed on top edge of shaft "Andrews & Wilder Ltd. Weyburn Sask. Canadian Rep. Lie on 12". Written in pencil "4.15".
- Credit
- Gift of Kelly Sykes, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1035
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1075 a-d
- Description
- Two pairs of black leather boys tube skates. (a,b) Delta, black nylon boot with black leather toe guard, maroon leather along opening with 9 metal eyelets. Maroon leather achilles heel guard. Boot is fully leather lined. Insole is padded, tongue is felt lined. Skate blade has N.H.L safety gua…
- Title
- Hockey Skates
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Description
- Two pairs of black leather boys tube skates. (a,b) Delta, black nylon boot with black leather toe guard, maroon leather along opening with 9 metal eyelets. Maroon leather achilles heel guard. Boot is fully leather lined. Insole is padded, tongue is felt lined. Skate blade has N.H.L safety guard, boot has long white lace. Man made white soles. (c,d) Bauer, black nylon boot, black leather along opening with 10 eyelets. Black leather achilles heel guard. Boot is fully leather lined, no insole. Tongue is felt lined. Safety guard on blade is well worn. Sole extends from heel to within 5.0 cm of toe. Blade is fastened directly to boot at front
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- Credit
- Purchased from Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1075 a-d
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1040 a,b
- Description
- Pair black well used hockey skates. Tube skates, 30.5 long blade, front and back tips have been rounded. White plastic guard on end of blades. Manufacturer's stamp on blade "CCM Prolite Canada Cycle and Motor Co. Ltd. Made in Canada Patented 19 (?)1". Leather sole, modified with fiberglas tape …
- Title
- Hockey Skates
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 9.0 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Pair black well used hockey skates. Tube skates, 30.5 long blade, front and back tips have been rounded. White plastic guard on end of blades. Manufacturer's stamp on blade "CCM Prolite Canada Cycle and Motor Co. Ltd. Made in Canada Patented 19 (?)1". Leather sole, modified with fiberglas tape at tpe, sole and around to heel. Achilles heel guard 22.8 high has extra padded piece of leather. White felt inside tongue.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- hockey
- Art Krowchuk
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Recreation Centre, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1040 a,b
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- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1279
- Description
- Gold engraved inscription: “Banff Winter Carnival Tobogganing 1955”; Plastic black base with silver cup and decorative handles. Silver is secured to base buy a nut and bold through the bottom. Base is hollow and bolt is visible.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 9 cm
- Description
- Gold engraved inscription: “Banff Winter Carnival Tobogganing 1955”; Plastic black base with silver cup and decorative handles. Silver is secured to base buy a nut and bold through the bottom. Base is hollow and bolt is visible.
- Subject
- carnival
- banff
- winter
- Harold Whyte
- tobogganing;
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1279
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Loving Cup Collection
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- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1089 a-g
- Description
- Small silver cups on black bases. (a,b,c,g) Brewster Memorial 1959, a,b,g Jr. Ladies, c - Sr. Ladies, 13.5 to 17.0 high. Black bases are hollow plastic. (d) Junior Girls Downhill 1952, 16.0 high (f) Junior Girls Slalom 1952, 16.0 high, bases same.
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- Title
- Loving Cup Collection
- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- Small silver cups on black bases. (a,b,c,g) Brewster Memorial 1959, a,b,g Jr. Ladies, c - Sr. Ladies, 13.5 to 17.0 high. Black bases are hollow plastic. (d) Junior Girls Downhill 1952, 16.0 high (f) Junior Girls Slalom 1952, 16.0 high, bases same.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Brewster Memorial
- Credit
- Gift of Brewster Transportation & Tours, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1089 a-g
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Man Leading Horse
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- Artist
- John Lefthand Jr.
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- LeJ.02.02
- Description
- Man dressed in brown and wearing a hat is opening a gate, leading a brown horse, saddled with a large yellow bedroll. The foreground is snow, green spruce trees to the left a leaning to the right, it appears windy. The horse's tail is blowing as is the man's scarf. A house with a yellow light comin…
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- Artist
- John Lefthand Jr.
- Title
- Man Leading Horse
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 23 x 30 cm
- Description
- Man dressed in brown and wearing a hat is opening a gate, leading a brown horse, saddled with a large yellow bedroll. The foreground is snow, green spruce trees to the left a leaning to the right, it appears windy. The horse's tail is blowing as is the man's scarf. A house with a yellow light coming from a window is to the center right of picture. The sky is gray/blue, some yellow clouds on the horizon. Three mountain peaks in center right of picture.
- Subject
- landscape
- winter
- animal, horse
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- LeJ.02.02
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a twe…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- One pair of knitted navy blue mittens with yellow, red and light blue pattern worked in. Hand knit, ladies size. Cuffs are very blue with a single row of small flower like figures around. Hands are evenly covered with the pattern which consists mainly of yellow diamond shapes on the back, and a tweed like pattern using all the colours on the palm. Tip of mittens and thumb is navy blue.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0123 a,b
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Mount Lefroy from Beehive
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.118
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.118
- Description
- Colour: pale blue, yellow, green. A single peak can be seen in the distance between two larch trees in the foreground. On the right side is a shorter larch tree and a mountain ridge in he distance.
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- Title
- Mount Lefroy from Beehive
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: pale blue, yellow, green. A single peak can be seen in the distance between two larch trees in the foreground. On the right side is a shorter larch tree and a mountain ridge in he distance.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.118
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0140
- Description
- A grey green hand woven muffler with a series of orange and white lancet arches in rows of three along its length. Fringe at each end of all colours used in weaving. In three separate stripe, each containing a series of single arches, then slip stitched together to form the muffler. Centre strip sl…
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- Title
- Neck Muffler
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- A grey green hand woven muffler with a series of orange and white lancet arches in rows of three along its length. Fringe at each end of all colours used in weaving. In three separate stripe, each containing a series of single arches, then slip stitched together to form the muffler. Centre strip slightly different in colour than the outer stripe. Fringe ends chain stitched just above the fringe. Label sewn on one end "Made in Norway"
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0140
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