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Needlepoint Sampler
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- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper a…
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- Title
- Needlepoint Sampler
- Date
- 1873 – 1873
- Material
- linen; wood; glass;
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 24.2 cm
- Description
- Needlepoint sampler by Lucy Ann Andrew, aged 11 years, 1873. Mounted in a shadowbox with wooden frame and plexiglass front. The sampler is done in cross-stitch, multi-coloured (brown, dark grey, light grey and blue) on a loosely woven ecru linen. It depicts an alphabetical display of double upper and single lowercase needlepoint work including “Lucy Ann Andrew, her sampler, aged 11 years, August 6, 1873”, located in bottom one-third portion of sampler. There is a stitched hem around three-quarters of what would have been unfinished weft and warp.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- children
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Silvia and Eric Soole, Victoria, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1041
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0020
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0020
- Description
- A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0020
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Storage Basket
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- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
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- Date
- 1925 – 1925
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0018
- Description
- A large, rectangular, grass linen white tablecloth with wide hemmed borders and small sprays of white embroidered flowers scattered evenly over the surface.
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1925 – 1925
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 176.0 x 215.0 cm
- Description
- A large, rectangular, grass linen white tablecloth with wide hemmed borders and small sprays of white embroidered flowers scattered evenly over the surface.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0018
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
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- Title
- Ladle
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Dimensions
- 45.0 (tip of handle to tip of ladle) cm
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- households
- crafts
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0060
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small carved wooden horse with an arched tail and neck. The mane and tail are painted grey, and the eyes and hooves are black.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0060
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- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0163
- Description
- A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic, polystyrene
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 10.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- A handmade (mortise and tenon construction) wooden box with feet and a hinged lid. The top has an inlaid wood design of a cougar attacking a mountain goat.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0163
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Miniature Canoe
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 16.2 x 48.2 cm
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
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Miniature Canoe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.09.1003
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 19.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0003
- Description
- A soft, flat, circular hat knitted of gold, turquoise, white, brown, green and red wool in a Fair Isle pattern.
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- Title
- Tam-O-Shanter
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A soft, flat, circular hat knitted of gold, turquoise, white, brown, green and red wool in a Fair Isle pattern.
- Subject
- crafts
- decorative
- knitting
- Phillip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0003
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0010
- Description
- A conical woven straw sun hat decorated with two rows of blue flowers and green leaves around the hat, and green trim at the bottom edge.
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- Title
- Sun Hat
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A conical woven straw sun hat decorated with two rows of blue flowers and green leaves around the hat, and green trim at the bottom edge.
- Subject
- decorative
- flowers
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0010
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands aro…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 52.0 (base) x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands around the hat. There are geometric and bird shapes on the coloured bands.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0013
- Description
- A band with brown and white speckled scallop shells and white scallop shells sewn on a strip of cotton in three rows with a repeating pattern.
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- Title
- Headband
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton; shell
- Dimensions
- 56.0 (circumference) cm
- Description
- A band with brown and white speckled scallop shells and white scallop shells sewn on a strip of cotton in three rows with a repeating pattern.
- Subject
- decorative
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0013
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0039
- Description
- A pointed cap made from fibrous bark which has been expanded into matted lacy fabric. The hat has a pyramidal shape with a narrow cuff at the bottom and three stepped folds at the top with the remainder of unexpanded bark standing up as a spire at the top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A pointed cap made from fibrous bark which has been expanded into matted lacy fabric. The hat has a pyramidal shape with a narrow cuff at the bottom and three stepped folds at the top with the remainder of unexpanded bark standing up as a spire at the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0039
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0057
- Description
- A long, rectangular, woven shawl of twenty dents per inch. The shawl has brightly coloured stripes that are predominently red and a diamond-shaped tapestry in the centre. A linen fringe at each end is knotted into patterened netting.
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 96.5 x 206.5 cm
- Description
- A long, rectangular, woven shawl of twenty dents per inch. The shawl has brightly coloured stripes that are predominently red and a diamond-shaped tapestry in the centre. A linen fringe at each end is knotted into patterened netting.
- Subject
- decorative
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0057
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the fron…
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- Title
- Beaded Yoke
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 100.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the front and back. The beading is done on canvas in a lazy stitch.
- Subject
- First Nations
- Plains
- Plateau
- decorative
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0022
- Description
- A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0022
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0023
- Description
- A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0023
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0027
- Description
- A square, cotton, handkerchief with cut-out corners and shaped lace edging.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A square, cotton, handkerchief with cut-out corners and shaped lace edging.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0027
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- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0028
- Description
- A cotton handkerchief with a shaped round centre and a wide border of Brussels lace, with a floral motif, forming a square.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1915
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A cotton handkerchief with a shaped round centre and a wide border of Brussels lace, with a floral motif, forming a square.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0028
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