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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0061

Description: A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.5 cm

Description: A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.

Subject: households; crafts; beadwork; needlework; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0061

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0064

Description: A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 20.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0064

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre, plant; fibre, raffia

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0066

Description: A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided s…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre, plant; fibre, raffia

Description: A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided straw handle.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0066

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0069

Description: An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 21.0 x 37.5 cm

Description: An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0069

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0071

Description: A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 19.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0071

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep; skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0073

Description: A very wide, very short, black leather purse with canvas sides that fastens with a zipper. The purse has a carrying strap that attaches at each side of the purse through metal rings. The canvas sides are decorated with a garden of embroidered flowers worked in wool.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep; skin; metal

Dimensions: 15.0 x 40.5 cm

Description: A very wide, very short, black leather purse with canvas sides that fastens with a zipper. The purse has a carrying strap that attaches at each side of the purse through metal rings. The canvas sides are decorated with a garden of embroidered flowers worked in wool.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0073

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre, hemp

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0075 a,b

Description: A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front r…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre, hemp

Dimensions: 21.5 (a);7.5 (b) x 31.0 (a); 10.0 (b) cm

Description: A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front right side. The matching coin purse is fastened with a turquoise hemp button pushed through a loop. Inside the purse is a tag reading “100% natural hemp, Phillipines handwoven, Sarte Lagaspi, Phillipines”.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework; tourism; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0075 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0076

Description: A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Dimensions: 24.0 x 32.0 cm

Description: A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0076

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: grass; fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0077

Description: A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: grass; fibre, silk

Dimensions: 17.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0077

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0080

Description: A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 52.0 cm

Description: A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; basketry

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0080

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0352

Description: A stiff black alligator purse with very short, 19.3, flat handgrip handle across the top, edges laced with black leather. Curved flap covers half of front and clasps through grommet hole over a short spike underneath a large, 6.8 x 4.2, leather laced, black alligator rectangular patch. Handle is h…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: skin; metal

Dimensions: 19.5 x 5.0 x 27.8 cm

Description: A stiff black alligator purse with very short, 19.3, flat handgrip handle across the top, edges laced with black leather. Curved flap covers half of front and clasps through grommet hole over a short spike underneath a large, 6.8 x 4.2, leather laced, black alligator rectangular patch. Handle is held by two square metal rings attached at top of flap. Inside completely lined with soft tan leather. Wide zipped pocket stitched across back, and large soft pocket stitched to front over back of metal clasp from outside.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0352

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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.28

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. T…

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. The sky has many gray clouds with small areas of blue sky showing through.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; lake; Bow lake; glacier; Crowfoot Glacier

Credit: Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 1997

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.28

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Untitled

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Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: RbC.05.02

Description: Two rows of simple wooden houses in brown, white, and red on a snowy slope. Two people in colourful clothing walk towards the houses in bottom right.

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Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 28.5 x 35.5 cm

Description: Two rows of simple wooden houses in brown, white, and red on a snowy slope. Two people in colourful clothing walk towards the houses in bottom right.

Subject: houses; Mini Thini?

Credit: Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023

Catalogue Number: RbC.05.02

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Cannery at Kimsquit, Mouth of Dean River, B.C.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.59

Description: A watercolour on soft board; blue water, brown dock and white and brown buildings in the foreground; a shore with green trees behind. A massive mountain looms behind. There are vestiges of snow on top and water coming down a canyon viewer’s left. The sky is a dull blue colour.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Cannery at Kimsquit, Mouth of Dean River, B.C.

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 50.6 x 35.5 cm

Description: A watercolour on soft board; blue water, brown dock and white and brown buildings in the foreground; a shore with green trees behind. A massive mountain looms behind. There are vestiges of snow on top and water coming down a canyon viewer’s left. The sky is a dull blue colour.