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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.
Subject
households
decorative
games
F.O. “Pat” Brewster
Dorothy Cranstone
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0163
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Date
1950 – 1955
Material
foot, deer; hair, deer; wood; skin; antler, deer
Catalogue Number
102.04.0208
Description
A round cylindrical box which is supported by the feet of deer which have their hair and hooves left on. The four hooves have been split behind the shaft and the fetlocks have been drawn to one side, so that the cylinder is completely covered. The compartment is leather lined and edged. Sitting on …
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1950 – 1955
Material
foot, deer; hair, deer; wood; skin; antler, deer
Dimensions
20.0 x 27.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A round cylindrical box which is supported by the feet of deer which have their hair and hooves left on. The four hooves have been split behind the shaft and the fetlocks have been drawn to one side, so that the cylinder is completely covered. The compartment is leather lined and edged. Sitting on and in the box is the varnished wood lid which has a handle made of deer antler, also varnished. inside is a letter that reads “Hello Everybody, Just a little present., From Bill. And my partner Harold King. - B. Lagarde” along with two pieces of bone; a crystal; and a perfectly round stone.
Subject
households
crafts
Bill Lagarde
Harold King
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0208
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Catalogue Number
102.04.0270 a,b
Description
Two oval, lidded, birchbark baskets with flat bases, straight sides. (A) White crosshatch and red zig-zag quillwork on exterior with black thread trim at rim and base (where sweetgrass is located, red and white flower design on lid, as well as sweetgrass. Black thread rim trim. (B) green and white…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Dimensions
6.0 x 7.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
Two oval, lidded, birchbark baskets with flat bases, straight sides. (A) White crosshatch and red zig-zag quillwork on exterior with black thread trim at rim and base (where sweetgrass is located, red and white flower design on lid, as well as sweetgrass. Black thread rim trim. (B) green and white "X" design in quillwork on exterior, with sweetgrass and black thread trim at rim and base. Red flower with green and white stem on lid in quillwork, as well as sweetgrass black thread rim trim. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base.
Subject
households
Indigenous, Ojibwa
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0270 a,b
Images
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Catalogue Number
102.04.0271
Description
Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Dimensions
5.5 x 7.5 cm
Description
Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
Subject
households
Indigenous
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0271
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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