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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; grass; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0178
Description
Cylindrical basket with flat cedar or spruce root woven base and tightly knotted grass basketry wall, indigo and red bands near base, and black zigzag line on yellow ground at middle of wall. Lid fits flushly over wide cedar root brim, and is similarly decorated with zigzag band on yellow ground an…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; grass; fibre
Dimensions
6.0 x 9.8 cm
Description
Cylindrical basket with flat cedar or spruce root woven base and tightly knotted grass basketry wall, indigo and red bands near base, and black zigzag line on yellow ground at middle of wall. Lid fits flushly over wide cedar root brim, and is similarly decorated with zigzag band on yellow ground and indigo centre.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous, Nuu-chah-nulth
crafts
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0178
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; grass
Catalogue Number
102.04.0179
Description
An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and o…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; grass
Dimensions
5.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm
Description
An oblate cylindrical basket with cedar or root base and grass, tightly knotted walls. Shape is skin to a squashed cylinder. Indigo and orange bands at base. Cherry red zigzag band at girth. Lid fits flushly over a wider root rim, and is banded (race track fashion) with red zigzags and indigo and orange bullseye at centre.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0179
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
paper; varnish
Catalogue Number
102.04.0156
Description
A papier mache trinket box in the shape of an Easter egg with a bright floral design decoupaged on outside. The egg splits in half to reveal an empty cavity. The paper trim needs re-glueing.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
paper; varnish
Dimensions
9.0 x 8.5 x 13.0 cm
Description
A papier mache trinket box in the shape of an Easter egg with a bright floral design decoupaged on outside. The egg splits in half to reveal an empty cavity. The paper trim needs re-glueing.
Subject
households
decorative
crafts
holidays
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0156
Images
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