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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a d…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.3 (a); 13.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 8.3 (b) cm
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a dark muzzle, a narrow collar with a pendant, and a chain looped around its shoulders.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.5 cm
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, squirrel
children
Beatrix Potter
literary characters
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
animals, bovine
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
Subject
households
animals, elephants
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
Subject
households
animals, insects
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
Subject
households
animals, monkeys
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0037
Description
A square, white, handwoven cotton bag with an overshot pattern of red along the top and in vertical bands from the top to part way down the bag. The bag has a twisted black and red cord handle.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
21.5 x 22.0 cm
Description
A square, white, handwoven cotton bag with an overshot pattern of red along the top and in vertical bands from the top to part way down the bag. The bag has a twisted black and red cord handle.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0037
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax
Catalogue Number
103.08.0045
Description
A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, flax
Dimensions
9.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A square draw string bag of natural woven linen with a white twisted cord drawstring. The bag is decorated with a panel of crocheted netting with squirrel shapes formed by threading red string through the netting.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0045
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0046
Description
A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
19.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A pouch-shaped crocheted cord bag with a long woven handle. The bag is decorated with a pattern of white diamonds connected with white horizontal bands surrounded by smaller black and red triangles on each side. The circular bottom of the bag is natural coloured with a red ring.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0046
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
103.08.0049
Description
A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
15.0 x 27.5 cm
Description
A pouch shaped bag of knitted black wool decorated with a horizontal band of llamas and a horizontal band of bulls.
Subject
households
crafts
knitting
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0049
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0378
Description
Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each si…
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Title
Bag
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
31.0 x 26.0 x 32.5 cm
Description
Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each side of opening. (b) plaid crepe, black background with cross hatching of white, light blue, and red orange and yellow. Pouch with black grosgrain ribbon double drawstring through casing where drawstring exits. Bag made by gathering a long piece of material along each side around one of these circles, and folding the ends of the material into a casing for drawstring.
Subject
households
travel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0378
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
26.5 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
Subject
Indigenous
Kootenai Salish
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0035 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped t…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped triangle outlined with red orange squares, then white squares. This diamond, flanked by the triangle, is repeated again on the outer side of the heel. The beadwork is trimmed around the sole edge with a checkered band of red orange and light blue squares. Long buckskin thongs are threaded through slits in the moccasin on either side of the tongue, and on one moccasin through slits in the tongue as well.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
Dan Wildman
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0035 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0036 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a r…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a rectangle with a double pointed arrow through it, triangles extruding from top and bottom, and a small diamond pattern at the toe. Edge of cuff, and outline of tongue are in blue, orange, white, red, black and yellow beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0036 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0038 a,b
Description
A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins are lined with an extra layer of buckskin forming an inner sole to the slipper, machine stitched in.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
Mrs. Killian House
George Kaquitt
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0038 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0044 a,b
Description
A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
John Hunter
Mary Jane Chiniquay
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0044 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.03.0047 a,b
Description
A pair of moccasins, the body of each slipper cut from a single piece of hide, tongue added and ankle flap as well. Heavily beaded with white bead ground and floral motifs in burgundy, blue, and brass beads on toes, on either side of vamp, and at back of heel, rosettes of red and gold on both lower…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
11.3 x 27.9 cm
Description
A pair of moccasins, the body of each slipper cut from a single piece of hide, tongue added and ankle flap as well. Heavily beaded with white bead ground and floral motifs in burgundy, blue, and brass beads on toes, on either side of vamp, and at back of heel, rosettes of red and gold on both lower ankles.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0047 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0048 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed along outer sole and up heel. Completely beaded across toe and instep with beads continuing along outside to heel. Blue background with pink diamond containing green square with smaller white diamond a…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
12.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed along outer sole and up heel. Completely beaded across toe and instep with beads continuing along outside to heel. Blue background with pink diamond containing green square with smaller white diamond at centre, on toe and at side, with small red crosses having green centres in a row along each side. Border around sole worked in lazy stitch on same blue background with diagonal pink and black lines alternated with white bars. Large ankle flap with long narrow rectangular tongue and long buckskin ties, small fringe at heel base.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0048 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0049 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Blackfoot moccasins, the foot of each cut from a single piece of buckskin which is folded on the foot's inside and seamed along the toe, outside edge and up at the heel. A piece of much lighter buckskin is attached at the ankle, rising about 10 cm to a broadly pinked edge a…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 24.3 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Blackfoot moccasins, the foot of each cut from a single piece of buckskin which is folded on the foot's inside and seamed along the toe, outside edge and up at the heel. A piece of much lighter buckskin is attached at the ankle, rising about 10 cm to a broadly pinked edge and has two long ties attached to it. Tongue of (a) is one piece, tongue of (b) is split in two. Bead pattern is border of red and white triangles with a band of blue and white triangles across the vamp, an arch of white on the vamp with three conventional flower blossoms extending from the arch, two in yellow and one in red, bordered in blue.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0049 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; hair
Catalogue Number
103.03.1106 a-c
Description
Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; hair
Description
Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
Subject
clothing
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.03.1106 a-c
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