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Tracking the Moose
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- Date
- prior to 1878
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- KrC.02.02
- Description
- General colour: grey, green, blue, pink. A figure wearing snow shoes, a green coat with a red sash and a red tam with feathers in it, carries a rifle over his right shoulder and trudges to the left. Behind to the right is a snow covered rock. To the left are trees. Grey clouds in a pink and blue sk…
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- Title
- Tracking the Moose
- Date
- prior to 1878
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 21.9 x 26.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, green, blue, pink. A figure wearing snow shoes, a green coat with a red sash and a red tam with feathers in it, carries a rifle over his right shoulder and trudges to the left. Behind to the right is a snow covered rock. To the left are trees. Grey clouds in a pink and blue sky come down to meet a distant hill.
- Subject
- figure, male
- winter
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- KrC.02.02
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- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
- Subject
- clothing
- S.M. Potts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
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- Title
- Shoehorn
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 4.7 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- footwear
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
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Glove Stretcher
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- Date
- 1850 – 1875
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0056
- Description
- A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
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- Title
- Glove Stretcher
- Date
- 1850 – 1875
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 4.4 (widest) x 19.1 cm
- Description
- A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
- Subject
- clothing
- Isabella Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0056
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leav…
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- Title
- Bowie Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 (widest point) x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leaves. “LEGITIMUS” is stamped under the crown and the number ”10” is stamped on a cross piece above.
- Subject
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
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- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
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With Scabbard Cutlass
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0049 a,b
- Description
- A cutlass with wooden handle and scabbard trimmed with brass. (a) cutlass, knife with short thick curved blade inlaid with ornate silver organic and geometric pattern on one side. Thick brass S-shaped guard at hilt, handle of dark brown wood with inlaid brass diamond shape on either side, and tu…
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- Title
- With Scabbard Cutlass
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.3 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A cutlass with wooden handle and scabbard trimmed with brass. (a) cutlass, knife with short thick curved blade inlaid with ornate silver organic and geometric pattern on one side. Thick brass S-shaped guard at hilt, handle of dark brown wood with inlaid brass diamond shape on either side, and turned brass cap at ends with floral medallion at tip. (b) scabbard, slightly curved wooden scabbard shaped to fit blade. Wide brass band at mouth has moth shaped plaque, with incised features, standing out from one side. Tip covered with wide brass band and small knob at end. Single narrow brass band girds middle of scabbard, with indication on wood that there may have been another band at one time .
- Subject
- warfare
- hunting
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0049 a,b
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And Scabbard Dagger
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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And Scabbard Knife
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- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
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Practice Sword
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0063
- Description
- Light brown varnished, one piece carved wood sword handle carved in swirl design with leaf butt chipped at blade end blade double edged, but not sharp
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- Title
- Practice Sword
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 2.4 x 65.8 cm
- Description
- Light brown varnished, one piece carved wood sword handle carved in swirl design with leaf butt chipped at blade end blade double edged, but not sharp
- Subject
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0063
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0028
- Description
- A flattened sack shaped metal flask with round bottom and long neck and seam along sides. Round brass collar at top of neck where flat round cap screws on. Cap has finger trigger at side which operates a shutter mechanism across a hole in the cap's centre surrounded by a threaded lip in order to em…
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- Title
- Shot Flask
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 8.8 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A flattened sack shaped metal flask with round bottom and long neck and seam along sides. Round brass collar at top of neck where flat round cap screws on. Cap has finger trigger at side which operates a shutter mechanism across a hole in the cap's centre surrounded by a threaded lip in order to empty a measure of shot. Contains very small 1 mm round lead shot pellets. Stamped on brass cap "Improved best quality Sykes patent"
- Subject
- activities
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0028
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
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- Title
- Powder Horn
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 4.3 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0060
- Description
- Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
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- Title
- Tea Jar
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Footed, bulbous, lidded container with copper lining, green from corrosion, and gold black speckled background throughout, with gold lacquer floral vine decoration through. Lid has knob and sits inside short jar rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0060
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0004
- Description
- Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Han…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 13.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Handle wrapped at middle with loose fringed buckskin band, 11 cm, which is completely covered with a background of medium blue beads containing three bars of green beads outlined with dark blue beads. Bottom of handle wrapped with a wide fringed band of buckskin, 14 cm , sewn to fit along its length with black thread. Thong tied around top with long strip of untanned hide with white hairy surface.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0004
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, …
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Nearly square black lacquered tray with short straight sides and flat horizontal lip tapering at corners. Gold lacquer design of seven circles, approx. 5 cm diam, each made up of a different wreath formed by leaves, branches and blossoms of various flowers tinted in colour, iris, chrysanthemum, peach.
- Subject
- households
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0230
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Stacking Chest Of Drawers
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0122 a,b
- Description
- Two light weight wood stacking chests with two drawers each. Chests are fastened together by a rectangular metal latch (23 x 8) on each side which slides up to hook onto two metal prongs placed at the bottom of the chest above. Each corner is reinforced by a metal covering. Oval shaped brown metal …
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- Title
- Stacking Chest Of Drawers
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 41.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Two light weight wood stacking chests with two drawers each. Chests are fastened together by a rectangular metal latch (23 x 8) on each side which slides up to hook onto two metal prongs placed at the bottom of the chest above. Each corner is reinforced by a metal covering. Oval shaped brown metal plates (12.5 cm. long with straight length-wise sides) decorate the bottom front of each chest. Each drawer has a lock placed in the center of a 10.5 cm. brown metal disc with silver metal rim and center. Discs extend over upper top edge of drawers by about 3 cm., two shiny brown metal handles on each drawer. Each of the handles is fastened to inside of drawer by a wing-type (or butterfly) fastener rather than screws.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0122 a,b
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Medicine Cabinet
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- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compar…
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- Title
- Medicine Cabinet
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 24.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Japanese chest of dark, varnished wood with many drawers of various sizes, each carved with Japanese symbols painted red. Drawers have small brass ring pulls with small round backing plates. Drawers fit into box-like cubby holes. Fourteen drawers in all. Two sliding lid panels on top, cover compartments beneath. Contents of drawers and compartments see Source Document.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Japanese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0126
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- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0003
- Description
- Carved, ivory coloured, Noh Japanese theatre mask. Grimacing face, with carved teeth and cavity, nostrils and eyes. Hemp hair held in place by holes drilled through forehead. Two holes in ears where cord passes to hold mask on. Triangle and calligraphy incised on back of mask, soiled and stained, …
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- Title
- Theatre Mask
- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 8.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Carved, ivory coloured, Noh Japanese theatre mask. Grimacing face, with carved teeth and cavity, nostrils and eyes. Hemp hair held in place by holes drilled through forehead. Two holes in ears where cord passes to hold mask on. Triangle and calligraphy incised on back of mask, soiled and stained, paint loss over face surface.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0003
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- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0705 a,b
- Description
- Pair chopsticks with four sided handles, narrowing to dowel like handling tips. Ideogram on each handle, as well as floral decoration which joins when two sticks set beside each other.
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- Title
- Chopsticks
- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 19.3 cm
- Description
- Pair chopsticks with four sided handles, narrowing to dowel like handling tips. Ideogram on each handle, as well as floral decoration which joins when two sticks set beside each other.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0705 a,b
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