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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts…
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- Title
- Balance Scale
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- bone, monkey; metal, brass; hair, horse; grass, bamboo; rattan
- Dimensions
- a) .5 (pan x b) 6.6 x a) 32 (bea cm
- Description
- A Chinese gold scale (a) and case (b). a) A scale with a long thin rod made from gibbon bone with a scale marked along its length with small dots. A brass pan is suspended by a black thread through a hole at the blunt end of the rod. There is a single thread at 9.5 cm from the blunt end that acts as a fulcrum to hang the rod. b) A violin-shaped case made of carved bamboo that is hinged with brass at the end of the stem. A braided rattan ring slides down the stem to secure it when closed. There are carved areas insidethe case to fit the pan, rod and weight. The case is marked with a symbol carved into the outside. There is also a red and white paper inside with Chinese characters and “Ex.B Harry Sam” handwritten.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0002 a,b
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Ball-Peen Hammer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.29.1001
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.29.1001
- Description
- Small hammer with a rounded striking surface on one side of the head instead of a claw.
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- Title
- Ball-Peen Hammer
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Small hammer with a rounded striking surface on one side of the head instead of a claw.
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.29.1001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1001
- Description
- Iron barn with kicking mule hammer. Painted red cast iron barn, open lattice work on side, windows and all of back to suggest doors and windows. Lower parts look like lumber, front third on both sides, open dormer windows. Mule is cast in 2 pieces, front feet hinged to spring. Inside barn shows…
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- Title
- Bank
- Date
- 1890 – 1905
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 8.5 x 16.7 cm
- Description
- Iron barn with kicking mule hammer. Painted red cast iron barn, open lattice work on side, windows and all of back to suggest doors and windows. Lower parts look like lumber, front third on both sides, open dormer windows. Mule is cast in 2 pieces, front feet hinged to spring. Inside barn shows a door and loft. Lattice work on both sides of door, base screwed on to barn, small circle cut outs.
- Subject
- households
- children
- Helen Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle wit…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A collection of six small gold bar pins, two of which are set with pearls. Hinged spikes on back fasten under hook clasps on opposite side. (a) pearls along length, 3.1x.6x.3, plain rectangular bar with fifteen tiny cultured seed pearls, .2 cm dia. set side by side in a groove down the middle with small melted beads of gold holding them in place. (b) single pearl, 2.4x .5 x .4 , small rounded tapered ellipse of gold with tiny seed pearl , .2 cm dia set into bevelled hole at centre, hollow. Stamped on back "14k" and torch hallmark. (c) same as (b) without pearl, 1.9 x .4 x .2, die struck. Hook clasp has double legs but joined by its curve into single hook. Period 1890 - 1915. (d) same as (c) but flat with border, 2.0 x .4 x .3, plain with small, gold, 14k, machine stamped, bead edging completely around outside. (e) engraved, 2.6 x .4 x .4, flat, rectangular bar with scrolled design hand engraved on side of hook clasp. Period 1890 - 1915. (f) silver, rhodium? plated over gold, 2.4 x .5 x .4, small openwork ellipse with five small flowers across middle joined by wire filigree. Cuts in flowers and around edges cause sparkling, diamond like appearance. Small hook clasp has tiny lever on back to lock pin when pushed down, 14k stamped on back. Period 1890-1915.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0109 a-f
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0280
- Description
- Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
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- Title
- Basin
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow brass dish with wide, flared rim which has a folded lip, simple design.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0280
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/bla…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/black/white) continuous "V" design, half diamond design from top edge, same colours
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0120
- Description
- A pair of faded blue heavy cotton twill men's bathing shorts with a white stripe down either side, wide waistband (7.5cm) with belt loops, small pocket with button down flap at right front waist, and button fly. Waistband comes to slight point at centre back.
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of faded blue heavy cotton twill men's bathing shorts with a white stripe down either side, wide waistband (7.5cm) with belt loops, small pocket with button down flap at right front waist, and button fly. Waistband comes to slight point at centre back.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0120
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Beaded Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0062
- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0062
- Description
- A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1948 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A small thong style, tying bracelet of buckskin, in more or less trifolium shape, trifolium decorated with bead pattern in blue, red and yellow.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0062
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, cotton; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1068
- Description
- Narrow collar covered with round pearl-like beads, two daisy shapes on each side of front closure formed by elongated beads surrounded by tiny brown tubular beads, metal hook and eye closure, lining is cream sateen
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre, cotton; glass
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow collar covered with round pearl-like beads, two daisy shapes on each side of front closure formed by elongated beads surrounded by tiny brown tubular beads, metal hook and eye closure, lining is cream sateen
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Annie White
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1068
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced throu…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced through for tie. Two pieces of string tied 3.0 from opening on shoulder to hold together when worn. Another band of beads at centre front and back 45.0 x 6.0 with 2 bands of light mauve beads, attached to bottom are 2 strings of short tube beads, dark blue on ends, others amber, each with a small brass bell at the bottom, some bells missing. Edges bound with cotton with narrow rawhide ties under arms.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two p…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 72.0 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two patch pockets.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light gre…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light green outline and stem. Back yoke has a central design of a yellow and red flower, green leaves and blue and yellow stems. On either side near each shoulder is a blue flower, red outlined, green leaves and stem, leaves outlined in white. Beading on back has brown paper backing. Beaded flower design on each cuff. Red centre, yellow petals outlined in black. Four green tendrils with white tips.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Wrig Burles, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0066
- Description
- A necklace of grey wooden varnished beads, the grain of the beads quite obvious, the varnish providing a grey green sort of tone.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace of grey wooden varnished beads, the grain of the beads quite obvious, the varnish providing a grey green sort of tone.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0066
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Beaded Pendant
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0343
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0343
- Description
- A long rectangular pendant, beaded on a loom, of transparent glass beads with black eagle and red, white and blue shield below. The pendant comes to point at the top and hangs from a tied loop of cord twisted from the warp ends of the supporting strings. The eagle has "US" beaded on its body with…
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- Title
- Beaded Pendant
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A long rectangular pendant, beaded on a loom, of transparent glass beads with black eagle and red, white and blue shield below. The pendant comes to point at the top and hangs from a tied loop of cord twisted from the warp ends of the supporting strings. The eagle has "US" beaded on its body with transparent beads, and the shield contains alternating red and white vertical stripes with a blue field across the top containing five cross-shaped stars. A 4.5 cm fringe at bottom is formed of strands beaded with transparent beads. The pendant is buckled in area above the eagle's head.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0343
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1139
- Description
- Short vest with large armholes. Fringes at bottom, across chest and across back. On each breast a long beaded design 20.0 cm. Top flower has a yellow centre, blue petals and red outlined, a light green stem with 2 leaves below it leads into the lower flower. It has a red and yellow centre, yell…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Short vest with large armholes. Fringes at bottom, across chest and across back. On each breast a long beaded design 20.0 cm. Top flower has a yellow centre, blue petals and red outlined, a light green stem with 2 leaves below it leads into the lower flower. It has a red and yellow centre, yellow petals, blue outlined. The light green stem continues down with green leaves on bottom. The back has a central design of two blue flowers with yellow outline, green stems and leaves. Either side near shoulder the flower has a yellow centre, red petals with blue outline. Green stem and green leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1139
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0051
- Description
- Multi coloured sunhat in very thin vertical stripes, lined with light blue cotton, with navy blue border. Principle colours on hat are blue, orange and yellow. Construction consists of six triangular pieces sewn together, could be reversible.
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- Title
- Beanie
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Multi coloured sunhat in very thin vertical stripes, lined with light blue cotton, with navy blue border. Principle colours on hat are blue, orange and yellow. Construction consists of six triangular pieces sewn together, could be reversible.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0051
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0062
- Description
- A very simple, curious, beanie, knitted from strips of muslin which have been cut with pinking shears. Appears to have vertical ridges, and stretches lengthwise but not across its width.
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- Title
- Beanie
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A very simple, curious, beanie, knitted from strips of muslin which have been cut with pinking shears. Appears to have vertical ridges, and stretches lengthwise but not across its width.
- Subject
- households
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0062
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0014
- Description
- All white chenille bedspread with candlewicking in geometric patterns.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 223.0 x 238.0 cm
- Description
- All white chenille bedspread with candlewicking in geometric patterns.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Moore home
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0014
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A tooled leather belt of brown cowhide with a leather covered buckle. The belt is stamped “28 Saddle Craft by Textan Full Grain Cowhide 425 IK”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- decorative
- crafts
- tooling
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0001
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