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Storage Basket
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0330 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0109
- Description
- Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are tw…
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- Title
- Storage Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 21.4 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are two triangular shapes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0109
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0110
- Description
- Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continu…
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- Title
- Storage Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 30.4 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continuous scraped design below exterior rim consists of flowing plant and semi-circle pattern.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0110
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- Date
- 1915 – 1950
- Material
- rattan?
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0003
- Description
- A shallow, square, natural-coloured basket with sides and bottom woven in one piece with a round warp and flat weft of natural materials. The sturdy square rim frame is wrapped with rattan(?). There are five diamond shaped designs woven into the bottom, one at each corner and one in the centre.
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- Title
- Tray
- Date
- 1915 – 1950
- Material
- rattan?
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 24.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A shallow, square, natural-coloured basket with sides and bottom woven in one piece with a round warp and flat weft of natural materials. The sturdy square rim frame is wrapped with rattan(?). There are five diamond shaped designs woven into the bottom, one at each corner and one in the centre.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0003
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- grass?
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0004
- Description
- A round shallow basket with a flat bottom and gently flaring sides. The basket has wrapped coil construction with the coils held together by wrapping two rows at fixed intervals. The basket is flexible.
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- Title
- Tray
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- grass?
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A round shallow basket with a flat bottom and gently flaring sides. The basket has wrapped coil construction with the coils held together by wrapping two rows at fixed intervals. The basket is flexible.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0004
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0399
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; string; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0399
- Description
- Small trinket box with a smaller bottom section and a larger top section that fits over the bottom. The inside is lined with pink paper with red flowers and the top has a green, purple, and yellow stripe pattern sewn in with embroidery thread.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; string; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- Small trinket box with a smaller bottom section and a larger top section that fits over the bottom. The inside is lined with pink paper with red flowers and the top has a green, purple, and yellow stripe pattern sewn in with embroidery thread.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- basketry
- housewears
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0399
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0476
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0476
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pi…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pink geometric design on the lid. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0476
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0477
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0477
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. The sides have a design of 5 pink and purple figures in an orange canoe, purple fish, and a large purple and…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. The sides have a design of 5 pink and purple figures in an orange canoe, purple fish, and a large purple and orange bird. The lid has a green, yellow, pink geometric pattern around the edge and at the centre of the dome. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket. Found in a brown and blue cardboard box emblazoned with “the Quest” and accompanied by a card that reads “The Quest for handcrafts ltd. BANFF, ALBERTA.” on the outside and has “Nootka Tribe” handwritten inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0477
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- bark, birch; sinew; nut, walnut
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0007 a,b
- Description
- A small birch bark basket (a) with a thong handle that contains two walnuts (b) connected by a loop of sinew. The two walnuts are labelled by hand, one with “Ed” and the other with “Poil” .
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- bark, birch; sinew; nut, walnut
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A small birch bark basket (a) with a thong handle that contains two walnuts (b) connected by a loop of sinew. The two walnuts are labelled by hand, one with “Ed” and the other with “Poil” .
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0007 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0446 a-c
- Description
- One large and two small, woven baskets with lids. The baskets are woven from wicker horizontally wi†h vertical supports. Each basket has thick strips of red and green painted wood around where the lid and bottom meet as well as around the foot. The tops have also been lightly painted red in places …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- One large and two small, woven baskets with lids. The baskets are woven from wicker horizontally wi†h vertical supports. Each basket has thick strips of red and green painted wood around where the lid and bottom meet as well as around the foot. The tops have also been lightly painted red in places but this has mostly come off. Basket (a) has gold foil woven into the top and a more ornate top than the others and (b) has the centre of the lid painted red. The interior of (a) is lined with a thicker chevron pattern, (b) and (c) are unlined. A white label with red lettering that reads “PRODUCED IN CHINA” is attached to the lid of (a)
- Subject
- Moore home
- accessories
- household
- boxes
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0446 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0487
- Description
- Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
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- Title
- Trinket Pouch
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- basketry
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0487
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Tumpline Strap, Carrying
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0006
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0006
- Description
- A narrow black and white flat woven rope becoming all black at one end and all white at the other. There is a half brown and half white wider piece of woven rope at the centre with a slit between the brown and white colours.
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- Title
- Tumpline Strap, Carrying
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 237.0 cm
- Description
- A narrow black and white flat woven rope becoming all black at one end and all white at the other. There is a half brown and half white wider piece of woven rope at the centre with a slit between the brown and white colours.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0006
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Tumpline Strap, Carrying
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0007
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0007
- Description
- A long rope of black and white round braided hair with red wool tassels at the ends. The middle section is thicker with a diamond shaped pattern in the braiding and a flat brown and white piece at the centre with pink and red zig-zag stitching over top. There are also red tassels where the tumpli…
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- Title
- Tumpline Strap, Carrying
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 55.5 x 47.0 x 232.0 cm
- Description
- A long rope of black and white round braided hair with red wool tassels at the ends. The middle section is thicker with a diamond shaped pattern in the braiding and a flat brown and white piece at the centre with pink and red zig-zag stitching over top. There are also red tassels where the tumpline becomes thicker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0007
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