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Storage Basket

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Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0093

Description: Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark

Dimensions: 9.5 x 14.4 x 19.1 cm

Description: Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.

Subject: Indigenous; households; Edith Morse Robb; basketry

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0093

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Storage Basket

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0094

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0094

Description: A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alterna…

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark

Dimensions: 11.7 x 17.0 x 20.8 cm

Description: A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alternating light colour with black. Note: 50% of looped top missing, and just about all of single top band above it missing. Marks: sticker on bottom, "Thompson River Indian British Columbia".

Subject: Indigenous; households; Edith Morse Robb; basketry

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0094

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Storage Basket

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Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: wood

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0096

Description: A small deep round basket bowl of coiled construction closing in slightly at mouth. Coiled twigs are wrapped with a split fibre each stitch of which is sewn into the next coil. Natural light coloured background with reddish double triangles spaced around in two rows forming a diagonal pattern with …

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: wood

Dimensions: 6.9 x 11.8 cm

Description: A small deep round basket bowl of coiled construction closing in slightly at mouth. Coiled twigs are wrapped with a split fibre each stitch of which is sewn into the next coil. Natural light coloured background with reddish double triangles spaced around in two rows forming a diagonal pattern with a chequered brown and black bar beneath each triangle. A row of single similar triangles beneath complete the diagonal pattern. Base has four small reddish triangles radiating from the centre of the coil, pattern carried through to inside of basket. Note: 4.0 cm piece of top coil broken off and wrapping fraying in places.

Subject: Indigenous, Poma; households; basketry; Edith Morse Robb

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0096

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Storage Basket

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0095

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark; fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0095

Description: A rectangular basket of coiled construction larger at mouth than at base. Natural brown cedar bark stitching over coils with double rows of imbrication every fourth and fifth coil of black, red brown and light coloured alternating bands. Small black and white imbricated up side down triangle in cen…

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: 1875 – 1900

Material: bark; fibre

Dimensions: 12.2 x 18.0 x 22.4 cm

Description: A rectangular basket of coiled construction larger at mouth than at base. Natural brown cedar bark stitching over coils with double rows of imbrication every fourth and fifth coil of black, red brown and light coloured alternating bands. Small black and white imbricated up side down triangle in centre below imbricated bands at bottom on each side. Suspended by four pieces at twisted cotton ? twine knotted through stitching at each corner, approx. 18 cm. and knotted together at top. Note: bark wrapping top broken in seven places. Marks: paper sticker on bottom, "Thompson River Indian/British Columbia".

Subject: Indigenous; households; Edith Morse Robb; basketry

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0095

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Storage Basket

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Date: 1870 – 1900

Material: bark; wood; cedar

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0330 a,b

Description: A large, rectangular hamper like box (a) with lid (b) made from split natural coloured bark woven around flat strips of wood in a coiled basket manner. Lid fits over a small lip at the top. A small, flexible looped handle is at each side at the top. Edge of lid is laced with split bark, and base …

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Title: Storage Basket

Date: 1870 – 1900

Material: bark; wood; cedar

Dimensions: 31.5 x 31.5 x 48.5 cm

Description: A large, rectangular hamper like box (a) with lid (b) made from split natural coloured bark woven around flat strips of wood in a coiled basket manner. Lid fits over a small lip at the top. A small, flexible looped handle is at each side at the top. Edge of lid is laced with split bark, and base is inset with basket resting on slight foot. Imbricated design on front and back consists of a large square worked in black bark with perpendicular lines out from each side, this outlined with white, and then with red bark. The design is repeated in outline with interrupted stitches on lid, each end of the basket contains the outline with interrupted stitches on the lid. Each end of the basket contains the outline of a large diamond shape in black, white and red.

Subject: Indigenous; households; craft; basketry; Edith Morse Robb; Secwepemc

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0330 a,b

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Tea Jar

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Date: 1870 – 1890

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0073

Description: Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1890

Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 cm

Description: Rounded, wooden lidded circular jar with relief handles, which narrows up to neck from base diameter of 5.2 to 2.8 cm. neck. Brown iron glaze created rust coloured inside and outside, stamp on bottom, trimmed foot. Tea for tea ceremony Writing: Dai Nippon

Subject: tea; ceremony; Japanese

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0073

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Tea Jar

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Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0033

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2"…

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.0 cm

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Indent and two vertical grooves on outside of vessel. 3 notes in jar (1) yellow sticker "72/2", (2) red sticker "in yellow 72/2" in E.S. Morse writing and (3) also Morse's writing (?) Seto 1700 old specimen. Small button like ivory lid, lid is missing a foil liner.

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0033

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Tea Jar

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Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0034

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Sat…

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.7 cm

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to rust and dark brown shadings, hand thrown jar. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Rounded to almost spherical. Ivory lidded and lid is missing a foil liner. Label inside says "Satsuma 1700", additional gold lustre on foot and near base, denotes wealthy ownership.

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0034

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Tea Jar

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Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0035

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory kno…

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ceramic; ivory

Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 cm

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown with very dark brown shading, large unglazed area near base. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid is missing the foil liner and small ivory knob.

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0035

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Tea Jar

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Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0037

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cra…

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Dimensions: 5.7 x 9.0 cm

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown streaking of glaze, also contains golden yellow colouring. Hand thrown with circular, small wheel mark on base. Ivory lidded, lid has foil liner and ivory in lid has circular decoration as well as flaws which include minor cracks and one large, 2.0 cm. crack. The squat shape is called "TAIKAI". Probably, Japanese calligraphy on label stuck to inside of rim reads "Taikai" "#7".

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0037

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Tea Jar

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0038

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0038

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.5 cm

Description: Temmoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to golden, rust and dark brown shadings. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot, rounded shape. Ivory lid is missing its foil liner. Chipped rim 1.2 x .6 cm. missing.

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0038

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Tea Jar

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0039

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0039

Description: Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Dimensions: 4.8 x 4.2 cm

Description: Possibly transparent or temmoku glaze, iron content, fairly consistant dark brown glaze colour over dark brown clay. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot. Urn shaped. Ivory lid missing knob and foil liner deteriorating. Gourd shape.

Subject: households; tea ceremony; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0039

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Tea Jar

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0036

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0036

Description: Tammoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown shading. Large rust coloured dribble of glaze down the outside. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot,cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid has liner. Rim chipped 4.0 x .…

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Title: Tea Jar

Date: 1870 – 1935

Material: ivory; ceramic

Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.0 cm

Description: Tammoku glaze, iron content, producing creamy light brown to dark brown shading. Large rust coloured dribble of glaze down the outside. Manipulation of wire used to remove vessel from wheel has left a shell like pattern on foot,cylindrical shape, ivory lidded and lid has liner. Rim chipped 4.0 x .2 cm. loss.