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- Date
- 1915 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0042
- Description
- A triangular shaped pendant with the hanging loop at the top broken off. The front of the pendant has a gold coloured skull and crossbones applied to the surface of a black triangle at the centre with twelve red dots spaced evenly in the gold coloured border band. The back of the pendant has a go…
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- Title
- Pendant
- Date
- 1915 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- A triangular shaped pendant with the hanging loop at the top broken off. The front of the pendant has a gold coloured skull and crossbones applied to the surface of a black triangle at the centre with twelve red dots spaced evenly in the gold coloured border band. The back of the pendant has a gold crown, with a red Latin cross through it, applied to the surface in relief. The back is also marked with “G.F.” a trademark.
- Subject
- decorative
- Philip Moore
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0042
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0013 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins made to the shape of a foot with a seam around the sole. The scalloped ankle flap has leather thong ties. Beadwork on the toe is in the shape of a four sided star. Beadwork at the scalloped edge of the ankle flap is orange, blue, and green.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins made to the shape of a foot with a seam around the sole. The scalloped ankle flap has leather thong ties. Beadwork on the toe is in the shape of a four sided star. Beadwork at the scalloped edge of the ankle flap is orange, blue, and green.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0013 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0018 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft soled moccasins of ankle height with a small ankle flap. A small tongue edged with beads hangs out loosely at the front. Beadwork on the toe is a pattern of squares with three smaller squares running off at diagonal from each corner of a larger square. The colours of the beadwork a…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft soled moccasins of ankle height with a small ankle flap. A small tongue edged with beads hangs out loosely at the front. Beadwork on the toe is a pattern of squares with three smaller squares running off at diagonal from each corner of a larger square. The colours of the beadwork are white transparent, yellow and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0018 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0020 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Kootenay
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Ktunaxa
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0020 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0036
- Description
- A square, handwoven, white cotton bag with a short brown twisted cord handles through holes in the side near the top opening. A picture on the side of the bag is worked in cross stitch embroidery and is a wide border framing two peacocks and a tree in the centre.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A square, handwoven, white cotton bag with a short brown twisted cord handles through holes in the side near the top opening. A picture on the side of the bag is worked in cross stitch embroidery and is a wide border framing two peacocks and a tree in the centre.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0036
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0215
- Description
- A round clear crystal bottle with a long neck and a flared lip. The bottle is decorated with a gold leaf ring of ribbons and stars that borders the shoulder with loops and tassels in gold hanging below. There are two gold bands around neck, and the lip is also outlined in gold. The bottle has a …
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- Title
- Decanter
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 30.0 cm
- Description
- A round clear crystal bottle with a long neck and a flared lip. The bottle is decorated with a gold leaf ring of ribbons and stars that borders the shoulder with loops and tassels in gold hanging below. There are two gold bands around neck, and the lip is also outlined in gold. The bottle has a tall crystal stopper that is topped with a faceted ball.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- decorative
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0215
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.7 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, possibly mahogany, wooden box with a hinged lid. There is fancy brass inlay on the lid, and the bottom corners on the box are also finished with brass. The outside wood surface is cracking.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0131
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- metal, bronze
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0012
- Description
- A small cast bronze figurine of a running satyr-like man with arms and two fingers of each hand held up. The man has a bearded face with sharp features, curly hair, two small budding horns, and skullcap on the back of his head. The figurine is standing on a rectangular bronze base and has a very …
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- metal, bronze
- Dimensions
- 11.1 x 3.5 (base) x 4.2 (base) cm
- Description
- A small cast bronze figurine of a running satyr-like man with arms and two fingers of each hand held up. The man has a bearded face with sharp features, curly hair, two small budding horns, and skullcap on the back of his head. The figurine is standing on a rectangular bronze base and has a very dark patina.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- sculpting
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0012
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- Date
- 1915 – 1933
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0014 a,b
- Description
- A carved ivory figurine of a bearded, balding Japanese man wearing a knee-length textured kimono with a scarf tied about his waist and neck. The man is holding a gnarled stick over one shoulder with soft bag tied to it. A gnarled cane in his other hand is also held on to by a bald child in a long…
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- Title
- Group Figurine
- Date
- 1915 – 1933
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 11.5; 1.2 (base) x 4.2; 6.3 (base) x 4.3; 10.5 (base) cm
- Description
- A carved ivory figurine of a bearded, balding Japanese man wearing a knee-length textured kimono with a scarf tied about his waist and neck. The man is holding a gnarled stick over one shoulder with soft bag tied to it. A gnarled cane in his other hand is also held on to by a bald child in a long robe with a basket near its feet. The base, a completely separate low oval brown wooden stand (b), that the figurine rests on is carved with as much careful detail as the whole.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0014 a,b
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- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone?; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0015
- Description
- A relief carving on the surface of a hollow tube-shaped piece of bone(?). The carving is of a female figure with a large pierced fanned headdress and wings at her hips kneeling on the back of a large bird with sharp talons, beak, and large textured wings at either side. The carving is deeply inci…
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- Title
- Figurine
- Date
- 1915 – 1935
- Material
- bone?; wood
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 4.0; 8.9 (base) x 4.5; 8.9 (base) cm
- Description
- A relief carving on the surface of a hollow tube-shaped piece of bone(?). The carving is of a female figure with a large pierced fanned headdress and wings at her hips kneeling on the back of a large bird with sharp talons, beak, and large textured wings at either side. The carving is deeply incised and pierced through to the hollow centre in places. The carving is attached to a stepped wooden base by fitting it over a shaped piece at the top and with one nail at the front and one nail at the back.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0015
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- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on…
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- Title
- Teakettle
- Date
- 1830 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 14.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Flat based, deep oval teakettle with straight sides which at top slope inwards and up to oval brass rimmed opening into which rounded copper lid with brass knob fits. Two vertical brass brackets curve up to hold cylindrical, horizontal, hollow copper handle. Long curved spout on one end. Stamped on bottom a cross hatched pattern with letter "B" within circle, possibly an "R" as well. Stamped in centre of base is "5". Base dented, bottom is dove-tailed to the body.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0064
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- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitti…
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitting on step, woman standing in front singing to rapt, thoughtful audience below. "MACHT DER TONE" on step and "A. Hartig . 1911.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
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Cross Stitch Sampler
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the t…
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- Title
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the top in tan colour with cross stitch, with a cross stitched dog filling the space left at the end of the alphabet, then a row of blue cross stitching divides the numerals from 1 through 9 to 0 in light green, ending with the date "1913", then a blue line followed by "Catharine Robb", in pink, "her sampler, aged 7", in light green. Followed by a blue line with a small looped garland of pink flowers hanging from it, and a picture below carefully worked in needlepoint of a basket of flowers at the centre and a tree in pink flowerpot on either side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lidded red wooden box with black interiors. Relief carved scene of two robed men, one of whom (at right) is pointing out something to the left. Sides of lid and box covered with shallow relief carved geometric diamond pattern. “China” stamped on base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0222
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- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1832 – 1832
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number resembling "707".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Chinese
- E. S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0244
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- bark; quill; grass
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- decorative
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0266
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0269
- Description
- Circular based vase, container is inverted triangular shape which is flattened, indented, oblong rim shape versus circular rim shape, concave foot. "Made (pi?)AM ... R.72" written on base. Label on base "Carbone Inc. Boston FF-1135". White slip with hand-painted, multi-coloured floral designs, gre…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 9.8 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Circular based vase, container is inverted triangular shape which is flattened, indented, oblong rim shape versus circular rim shape, concave foot. "Made (pi?)AM ... R.72" written on base. Label on base "Carbone Inc. Boston FF-1135". White slip with hand-painted, multi-coloured floral designs, green leaves dominant colour.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0269
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Decorative Vase
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0333
- Description
- Footed, squat bulbous body which narrows at mid-point and flares up and out to belled neck, rim folded. Patterned dents at base rim. Stamped on bottom "Quadruple WR New York 6" in an oval shape, left side of oval has Maltese cross, right side a jar shape.
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- Title
- Decorative Vase
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- Footed, squat bulbous body which narrows at mid-point and flares up and out to belled neck, rim folded. Patterned dents at base rim. Stamped on bottom "Quadruple WR New York 6" in an oval shape, left side of oval has Maltese cross, right side a jar shape.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0333
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