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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.1003 a-c
- Description
- Two wooden planes with metal blades and a wooden clamp.
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- Title
- Plane
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Two wooden planes with metal blades and a wooden clamp.
- Credit
- Gift of Vern (Mrs) Castella, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.1003 a-c
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- skin; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1012
- Description
- Mountain landscape on fringed buckskin.
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- Title
- Hide Painting
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- skin; paint
- Description
- Mountain landscape on fringed buckskin.
- Subject
- Jimmy Simpson
- art
- artists
- crafts
- leatherworking
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1012
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Subject
- art
- artists
- Bill Peyto
- Jimmy Simpson
- crafts
- carving
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
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- Date
- 1980 – 1980
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1128
- Description
- Hollow wooden cylinder with beaded leather caps at both ends and beaded leather strap. Beads are red, white, blue, green and orange.
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- Title
- Carrying Case
- Date
- 1980 – 1980
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Hollow wooden cylinder with beaded leather caps at both ends and beaded leather strap. Beads are red, white, blue, green and orange.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1128
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Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1015
- Date
- 1986 – 1987
- Material
- antler; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1015
- Description
- Handmade elk antler cribbage board. Compartment at one end to store pegs (missing) fastened with metal screw.
- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- 1986 – 1987
- Material
- antler; metal
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade elk antler cribbage board. Compartment at one end to store pegs (missing) fastened with metal screw.
- Subject
- games
- cribbage
- Charlie Hunter
- animals, elk
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1015
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Needlework Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1038
- Date
- 1989 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1038
- Description
- Framed needlepoint portrait of a man wearing a hat done in browns and cream. The back of the frame is covered in white paper with “Happy 75th Birthday Andy. Mabel Commodore. 1990.” handwritten in black ink. There is also a gold sticker marked “PRAIRIE PORTRAITS Custom Framing Box 478, Phone 297…
- Title
- Needlework Picture
- Date
- 1989 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 19.4 cm
- Description
- Framed needlepoint portrait of a man wearing a hat done in browns and cream. The back of the frame is covered in white paper with “Happy 75th Birthday Andy. Mabel Commodore. 1990.” handwritten in black ink. There is also a gold sticker marked “PRAIRIE PORTRAITS Custom Framing Box 478, Phone 297-2134 Shaunavon, Sask. S0N 2M0.” The is an accompanying card with “The David Thomphon Trust” at the the top under a mountain range, and “Hand made by: Mabel Commodore Box 512 East End, Sasaktchewan on the occasion of Andy Russell’s 75th birthday.” typed on the card.
- Subject
- crafts
- neeldlework
- Mabel Commodore
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1038
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, plant
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0007
- Description
- A closely woven straw hat in the shape of a truncated cone. The straw is dyed black in some places to form bands around the sides. Black dyed and natural coloured straw form concentric circles on top of the hat with a small circular opening in the centre.
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- Title
- Fez
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, plant
- Dimensions
- 11.0 cm
- Description
- A closely woven straw hat in the shape of a truncated cone. The straw is dyed black in some places to form bands around the sides. Black dyed and natural coloured straw form concentric circles on top of the hat with a small circular opening in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0007
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0029
- Description
- A knitted hat that covers the head and neck and extends to the shoulders with a long collar. The hat is made of light brown wool and has ribbing around the face openeing and around the neck.
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A knitted hat that covers the head and neck and extends to the shoulders with a long collar. The hat is made of light brown wool and has ribbing around the face openeing and around the neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0029
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0030
- Description
- A man's medium sized deerskin shirt with a front placket and collar. The front of the shirt fastens with four metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe at the yoke and down the sleeves.
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- Title
- Shirt
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- A man's medium sized deerskin shirt with a front placket and collar. The front of the shirt fastens with four metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe at the yoke and down the sleeves.
- Subject
- crafts
- sewing
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0030
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0072
- Description
- A woman’s soft deerskin collared shirt with long sleeves with cuffs and single buttons. The shirt has a placket front opening with with metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe on the front and down the outer seams of the sleeves. The shirt is a natural buckskin colour.
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- Title
- Shirt
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 68.0 cm
- Description
- A woman’s soft deerskin collared shirt with long sleeves with cuffs and single buttons. The shirt has a placket front opening with with metal buttons. There are two rows of fringe on the front and down the outer seams of the sleeves. The shirt is a natural buckskin colour.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- crafts
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0072
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0029
- Description
- A square cotton handkerchief with narrow, simple, lace edging. A lace butterfly is set into one corner. This handkerchief was handmade by Puerto Rican orphans.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A square cotton handkerchief with narrow, simple, lace edging. A lace butterfly is set into one corner. This handkerchief was handmade by Puerto Rican orphans.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0029
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0030
- Description
- A square, fine cotton, handkerchief with a narrow Brussels lace border, and a lace inset at one corner.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A square, fine cotton, handkerchief with a narrow Brussels lace border, and a lace inset at one corner.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- social customs
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0030
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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
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0047
- Description
- A flat, square, red wool drawstring bag with a pattern of large orange and white flowers outlined with black triangles embroidered all over. Each of the flowers has a piece of mirrored glass at the centre.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, silk; glass
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A flat, square, red wool drawstring bag with a pattern of large orange and white flowers outlined with black triangles embroidered all over. Each of the flowers has a piece of mirrored glass at the centre.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0047
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- (a) fibre, cotton; (b) skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0065 a,b
- Description
- A purse that has a small change purse inside. The purse (a) is a black polished cotton clutch purse covered with crewel work flowers of vibrant reds, blues, pinks, yellows and white. The purse has a small loop handle. The change purse (b) is a small leather coin purse with a white Scottie dog o…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- (a) fibre, cotton; (b) skin
- Dimensions
- 14.5 (a); 5.0 (b) x 22.5 (a); 7.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A purse that has a small change purse inside. The purse (a) is a black polished cotton clutch purse covered with crewel work flowers of vibrant reds, blues, pinks, yellows and white. The purse has a small loop handle. The change purse (b) is a small leather coin purse with a white Scottie dog on the flap.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0065 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre, rayon; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0078
- Description
- A black cotton bag embroidered with white and brown flowers between geometrically patterned vertical stripes. A pair of wooden bars at the bag’s opening supports a rayon lining and two fabric covered cord handles.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre, rayon; wood
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A black cotton bag embroidered with white and brown flowers between geometrically patterned vertical stripes. A pair of wooden bars at the bag’s opening supports a rayon lining and two fabric covered cord handles.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0078
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap i…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap is tied around one spoke. There is slight residue of red paint on the hide’s surface. The letters “EEB BNN” are written in pencil on the back of the drum.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, flax; fibre, cotton; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0155
- Description
- A down-filled cushion with an abstract flowing multi-colour floral design on beige linen (embroidery is satin stitch). The cushion has mauve piping on all four edges. This piece was handmade by Pearl Brewster Moore.
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- Title
- Cushion
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, flax; fibre, cotton; feather
- Dimensions
- 15 x 51.5 x 56 cm
- Description
- A down-filled cushion with an abstract flowing multi-colour floral design on beige linen (embroidery is satin stitch). The cushion has mauve piping on all four edges. This piece was handmade by Pearl Brewster Moore.
- Subject
- households
- decoratice
- Pearl Moore
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0155
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- hair, sheep; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1174
- Description
- A narrow wool belt from Nepal, woven in a split tapestry technique, in various colours; has an off-white cotton braided fringe (the warp) that is knotted on the ends.
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- Title
- Fibre Belt
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- hair, sheep; fabric
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 126.0 cm
- Description
- A narrow wool belt from Nepal, woven in a split tapestry technique, in various colours; has an off-white cotton braided fringe (the warp) that is knotted on the ends.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- households
- clothing
- Nepal
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1174
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Table, Hand Woven Runner
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1081
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wool
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1081
- Description
- A mainly blue (background) wool table runner with the cotton warp creating the extended fringes on the ends. The other colours used to make the designs are gold, grey, and white. The runner is from Sweden and the technique is overshot threading.
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- Title
- Table, Hand Woven Runner
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- wool
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- A mainly blue (background) wool table runner with the cotton warp creating the extended fringes on the ends. The other colours used to make the designs are gold, grey, and white. The runner is from Sweden and the technique is overshot threading.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- households
- Sweden
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1081
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