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- Date
- 1878
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0124 a-j
- Description
- Japanese, different coloured scenes. Delicately printed colour scenes, mostly left corner. One inscribed: "To Miss Edith Morse, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tatsu Kikuchi."
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- Title
- Calling Card
- Date
- 1878
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese, different coloured scenes. Delicately printed colour scenes, mostly left corner. One inscribed: "To Miss Edith Morse, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tatsu Kikuchi."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0124 a-j
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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Beige and possibly celadon glazes. Beige glaze inside bowl crackled and bubbled with pitting and open areas revealing red clay underneath. Outside pitted more on one side and smoother glazing on other side. Trimmed foot and stamp on base, very small chip out of crackle line inside bowl.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0371
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And Scabbard Dirk
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- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dirk
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
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- Title
- Canister
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- Straight sided, cylindrical, trim footed, lidded, container, transparent glaze with multi coloured over glazes. Colourful floral, butterflies, birds in design. Loosely fitting flat topped lid. Signature on jar and lid rims, gold lustre band on lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0032
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0033
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2"…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2", (2) red sticker "in yellow 72/2" in E.S. Morse writing and (3) also Morse's writing (?) Seto 1700 old specimen. Small button like ivory lid, lid is missing a foil liner.
- Subject
- households
- tea ceremony
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0033
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0034
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Sat…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Satsuma 1700", additional gold lustre on foot and near base, denotes wealthy ownership.
- Subject
- households
- tea ceremony
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0034
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0035
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory kno…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; ivory
- Dimensions
- 8.3 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory knob.
- Subject
- households
- tea ceremony
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0035
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0037
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cra…
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cracks and one large, 2.0 cm. crack. The squat shape is called "TAIKAI". Probably, Japanese calligraphy on label stuck to inside of rim reads "Taikai" "#7".
- Subject
- households
- tea ceremony
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0037
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0038
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0038
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0039
- Description
- Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ivory; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0039
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0041
- Description
- Cast bronze fish [carp?] with a loop under mouth. Very well crafted, scale marks, fins and loop support body when fish lying on flat surface. Mouth open to reveal hollow interior. Small hole under left eye which may be damage.
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- Title
- Pot Lifter
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 13.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Cast bronze fish [carp?] with a loop under mouth. Very well crafted, scale marks, fins and loop support body when fish lying on flat surface. Mouth open to reveal hollow interior. Small hole under left eye which may be damage.
- Subject
- households
- cooking
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- animal
- fish
- carp
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0041
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0044 a,b
- Description
- (a) A burner pot stand of brass with three legs screwed to round platform. Legs curl out at bottom around stand and then back under to form short supporting feet. Legs extend upward vertically 7.0 cm and curl outward slightly at the top to form sturdy support for pots. (b) Small cylindrical fuel bu…
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- Title
- Portable Stove
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A burner pot stand of brass with three legs screwed to round platform. Legs curl out at bottom around stand and then back under to form short supporting feet. Legs extend upward vertically 7.0 cm and curl outward slightly at the top to form sturdy support for pots. (b) Small cylindrical fuel burner, 10. x 4.5 diam, sits on round platform at base of stand. Burner has loop handle on one side and wick holder at mouth to hold cloth wick. Domed round lid with long slender steel rod handle ,7.5 cm, fits tightly over opening, burner sits inside ring on platform.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0044 a,b
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Food Storage Jar
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0046
- Description
- Hand thrown, trimmed footed, urn shaped, lidded vessel. Dominant blue enamel, ground with cloisonne and multi-coloured enamel design of garden and four butterflies. Green black yellow border decoration at base and scrolled yellow border at rim. Domed lid which has previously been mended with two…
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- Title
- Food Storage Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic; enamel
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trimmed footed, urn shaped, lidded vessel. Dominant blue enamel, ground with cloisonne and multi-coloured enamel design of garden and four butterflies. Green black yellow border decoration at base and scrolled yellow border at rim. Domed lid which has previously been mended with two staples. Lid decoration geometric flower, and lid sits over jar rim. Calligraphy on jar base and calligraphy label inside lid. The lid would have been repaired after all firing was completed and label affixed at same time.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0046
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- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
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- Title
- Ceramic Jar
- Date
- 1870 – 1935
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 14.6 cm
- Description
- Coil built and hand formed crude jar with flat base. Glaze inside and outside with mottled brown, iron content, glaze. Horizontal score above two finger indentations on outside near base. About that area is a rough, irregular ridge, inside rim are three vertical silver markings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0072
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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0089
- Description
- Flat bottomed, circular brass bucket or basin with rounded rim. Semi-circular non movable handle which is rivetted to exterior with copper rivets. Handle was painted black and has worn, denting from use.
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- Title
- Jelly Stirrer
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 32.3 x 34.1 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, circular brass bucket or basin with rounded rim. Semi-circular non movable handle which is rivetted to exterior with copper rivets. Handle was painted black and has worn, denting from use.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0089
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- grass; hair; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0092
- Description
- A flat long rectangular bag woven with twisted corn husks twined over a hemp warp with coarser, linen? twined area, 3 cm, at bottom and in band at top alternating with lines of corn husk pattern. Overlaid design of red, pink and white wool triangles outlined in green and yellow on one side, and li…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- grass; hair; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A flat long rectangular bag woven with twisted corn husks twined over a hemp warp with coarser, linen? twined area, 3 cm, at bottom and in band at top alternating with lines of corn husk pattern. Overlaid design of red, pink and white wool triangles outlined in green and yellow on one side, and light coloured pinch waisted shapes outlined in red and pink on other side, a buckskin thong is attached along opening at top in a series of small loops knotted though the weaving.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0092
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0093
- Description
- Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 14.4 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0093
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0094
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alterna…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 17.0 x 20.8 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alternating light colour with black. Note: 50% of looped top missing, and just about all of single top band above it missing. Marks: sticker on bottom, "Thompson River Indian British Columbia".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0094
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0096
- Description
- A small deep round basket bowl of coiled construction closing in slightly at mouth. Coiled twigs are wrapped with a split fibre each stitch of which is sewn into the next coil. Natural light coloured background with reddish double triangles spaced around in two rows forming a diagonal pattern with …
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 11.8 cm
- Description
- A small deep round basket bowl of coiled construction closing in slightly at mouth. Coiled twigs are wrapped with a split fibre each stitch of which is sewn into the next coil. Natural light coloured background with reddish double triangles spaced around in two rows forming a diagonal pattern with a chequered brown and black bar beneath each triangle. A row of single similar triangles beneath complete the diagonal pattern. Base has four small reddish triangles radiating from the centre of the coil, pattern carried through to inside of basket. Note: 4.0 cm piece of top coil broken off and wrapping fraying in places.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0096
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0105
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0105
- Description
- Large, bowl shaped twist weave basket, ribs protrude .2 -.3 cm. from final row of stitching. Stitching accomplised by two strands twisted around each rib, three separate rows are woven with one stitch around two ribs, possibly to give basket greater stability as well as provide variety in texture. …
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Large, bowl shaped twist weave basket, ribs protrude .2 -.3 cm. from final row of stitching. Stitching accomplised by two strands twisted around each rib, three separate rows are woven with one stitch around two ribs, possibly to give basket greater stability as well as provide variety in texture. Ten rows of dark brown geometric designs contrast the light brown plant fiber background, these panels appear to be made from bark. Ribs meet at center bottom and rise to a slight rounded point on inside. 3.5 cm. diameter in center is reinforced by overlapping stitches binding three ribs each. Marks: on tag attached to rim "Poma B43115 55.00".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0105
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