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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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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.
Subject
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
households
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0148
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Date
1940 – 1945
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0172
Description
Basket with lid, decorated with motif of people in canoe spearing killer whale, multi-coloured horizontal bands enclosing motif, concentric colour bands on lid.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1940 – 1945
Material
fibre
Dimensions
6.0 x 7.2 cm
Description
Basket with lid, decorated with motif of people in canoe spearing killer whale, multi-coloured horizontal bands enclosing motif, concentric colour bands on lid.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0172
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
bark; quill; grass; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0173
Description
A birchbark box sewn together from separate pieces of bark, lid fitting flush over diameter of box, grass braiding at seams sewn onto bark. Decorated with natural and pink quills in floral motifs. Very fragile, thread rotted, 20% quill loss, lid liner of thinner bark loose, base soiled.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
bark; quill; grass; fibre
Dimensions
9.0 cm
Description
A birchbark box sewn together from separate pieces of bark, lid fitting flush over diameter of box, grass braiding at seams sewn onto bark. Decorated with natural and pink quills in floral motifs. Very fragile, thread rotted, 20% quill loss, lid liner of thinner bark loose, base soiled.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous, Ojibwa crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0173
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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.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Ojibwa
decorative
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0174
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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.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
crafts
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0178
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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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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Catalogue Number
102.04.0180
Description
A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Dimensions
5.7 x 5.9 cm
Description
A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also similarly almost completely covered with quill work, with dyed quills in red and yellow forming criss-cross pattern on bare birchbark, and quills in brown and cream filling in the rest of the area. Very nicely done.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0180
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0206
Description
A flat-based round basket with domed overfitting lid. Weave is simple over and under basket style. Vertical struts of basket are light brown, and weft is alternated light and dark strips. Simple, perfunctory object.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.0 x 11.3 cm
Description
A flat-based round basket with domed overfitting lid. Weave is simple over and under basket style. Vertical struts of basket are light brown, and weft is alternated light and dark strips. Simple, perfunctory object.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0206
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0265
Description
A flat-based, coil-constructed, lidless basket, open with no shoulders. Built on willow wands armature and a pattern of indigo and brown dyed overlays in patterns of stepped wedges in blue, crosses in brown.
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood
Dimensions
7.5 x 24.0 cm
Description
A flat-based, coil-constructed, lidless basket, open with no shoulders. Built on willow wands armature and a pattern of indigo and brown dyed overlays in patterns of stepped wedges in blue, crosses in brown.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0265
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Date
1955 – 1975
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0365
Description
A small round basket with flat bottom and fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Green birds and purple birds walk around side and three swirling crescents of purple, green and pink on the lid top. Lid f…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1955 – 1975
Material
fibre
Dimensions
5.5 x 7.1 cm
Description
A small round basket with flat bottom and fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Green birds and purple birds walk around side and three swirling crescents of purple, green and pink on the lid top. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
birds
miniatures
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0365
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal, brass; enamel; mineral, onyx
Catalogue Number
102.04.0054
Description
A triangular shaped, lidded box with rounded corners. The base is brass and is decorated with enamel flowers predominantly in blue. The lid is also brass with the center bearing a carved onyx slab. The edge of the lid is decorated with enamel flowers and butterflies, with blue as the dominant col…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal, brass; enamel; mineral, onyx
Dimensions
2.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
A triangular shaped, lidded box with rounded corners. The base is brass and is decorated with enamel flowers predominantly in blue. The lid is also brass with the center bearing a carved onyx slab. The edge of the lid is decorated with enamel flowers and butterflies, with blue as the dominant colour. The box has the word "China" on the bottom.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0054
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal, brass; enamel
Catalogue Number
102.04.0084
Description
A lidded, cylindrical brass container. The box is decorated with a raised floral design with an enameled background. “Made in India” is stamped on the base.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal, brass; enamel
Dimensions
9.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
Description
A lidded, cylindrical brass container. The box is decorated with a raised floral design with an enameled background. “Made in India” is stamped on the base.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0084
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
mineral, jade; wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0119
Description
A rectangular wooden, possibly ebony, lidded box with lobed corners. The fitted lid is decorated with an intricately carved and pierced jade centrepiece. The jade centrepiece is loose.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
mineral, jade; wood
Dimensions
7.0 x 9.0 x 11.0 cm
Description
A rectangular wooden, possibly ebony, lidded box with lobed corners. The fitted lid is decorated with an intricately carved and pierced jade centrepiece. The jade centrepiece is loose.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0119
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
paper; lacquer; paint
Catalogue Number
102.04.0124
Description
A rectangular black lacquer box with a box-type lid decorated with a stylized tree, mountain, and boat design in gold paint.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
paper; lacquer; paint
Dimensions
2.0 x 4.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
A rectangular black lacquer box with a box-type lid decorated with a stylized tree, mountain, and boat design in gold paint.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0124
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0125
Description
A rectangular wooden container, possibly teak or mahogany, with two carved birds concealing storage compartments at either end (birds slide back). This box traditionally may have been used to store valuables or spices.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood
Dimensions
12.0 x 5.2 x 19.5 cm
Description
A rectangular wooden container, possibly teak or mahogany, with two carved birds concealing storage compartments at either end (birds slide back). This box traditionally may have been used to store valuables or spices.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0125
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin
Catalogue Number
102.04.0128
Description
A round wooden container with a fitted flat lid with a knob handle. The lid and sides are covered with tooled leather and decorated with a fleur de lis and triangle design. A sticker inside reads “Garantiert Handarbeit, Kunsthandwerklich, Westarbeit 6693”.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin
Dimensions
5.0 cm
Description
A round wooden container with a fitted flat lid with a knob handle. The lid and sides are covered with tooled leather and decorated with a fleur de lis and triangle design. A sticker inside reads “Garantiert Handarbeit, Kunsthandwerklich, Westarbeit 6693”.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0128
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; paint
Catalogue Number
102.04.0129
Description
A rectangular wooden box with a lid. The lid has a carved and painted likeness of a duck as a handle.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; paint
Dimensions
8.0 x 9.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A rectangular wooden box with a lid. The lid has a carved and painted likeness of a duck as a handle.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0129
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; paint
Catalogue Number
102.04.0130
Description
A rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid. The box and lid have shaped edges painted gold and the sides are painted green. There is green, red and gold decoration on the lid. The paint is worn and scratched.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; paint
Dimensions
4.2 x 11.5 x 17.0 cm
Description
A rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid. The box and lid have shaped edges painted gold and the sides are painted green. There is green, red and gold decoration on the lid. The paint is worn and scratched.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0130
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
wood; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
102.04.0131
Description
A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
wood; metal, brass
Dimensions
5.0 x 10.7 x 18.0 cm
Description
A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0131
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