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Date
1920 – 1935
Material
fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.08.0040 a,b
Description
Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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Title
Purse
Date
1920 – 1935
Material
fibre, silk
Dimensions
2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0040 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0063
Description
A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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Title
Purse
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
16.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0063
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.08.0143
Description
A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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Title
Purse
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre, silk
Dimensions
12.0 x 8.3 cm
Description
A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0143
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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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Date
1890 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0588 a-l
Description
12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g…
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Title
Bowl Collection
Date
1890 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
5.5 x 11.3 cm
Description
12 bowls, round bottomed. plain interior with ornate exterior incised designs which all vary slightly in details.(a-c) contain two figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration. (d-f) contain three figures, dancing with left leg raised, alternating with bird decoration.(g,h) contain two figures, running or dancing with right leg forward, alternating with bird decoration. (i) contains four figures with alternating left and right hands raised. (j) contains four dancing figures, each alternating with single bird. (k)contains eight birds. (l) contains three dancing figures, both arms raised, alternating with bird decoration.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
figure
dancing
animal
bird
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0588 a-l
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