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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0002
- Description
- A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0002
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
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- Title
- Vest
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
- Subject
- regalia
- clothing
- children
- indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, moose
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0001
- Description
- A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, moose
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0001
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- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- skin; sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0031
- Description
- A child's primitive saddle made from rawhide tightly stretched across a wooden frame with pointed arches at front and back covered with rawhide. Horsehide flaps under the frame extend slightly down each side. The wooden stirrups are covered with horsehide, and hang from the saddle frame by looped…
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- Title
- Saddle
- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- skin; sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 51.0 (pommel to stirrup) x 23.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A child's primitive saddle made from rawhide tightly stretched across a wooden frame with pointed arches at front and back covered with rawhide. Horsehide flaps under the frame extend slightly down each side. The wooden stirrups are covered with horsehide, and hang from the saddle frame by looped strips of leather. A cinch is attached to the frame by a series of leather strips with a bellyband of rawhide. The saddle is decorated with red paint along the back arch and at the ends.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- transportation
- riding
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0031
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Dimensions
- 60.0 (a); 24.0 (b) x 14.0 (a); 6.1 (b) x 15.0 (a); 0.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled with dried moss.b) A small stuffed doll of buckskin with a bonnet on its head. The bonnet trim and simple facial features are beaded with blue and black beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1139%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
- Credit
- Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
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Kewpie Doll Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0027%20a-d
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0027 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at…
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- Title
- Kewpie Doll Collection
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 11.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of four Kewpie dolls, one of china and three celluloid, dressed in full skirted dresses and bonnets with ruffled brims. All dolls traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs with smiling faces and painted eyes looking to one side, and small light coloured top knot of a pointed curl at top of head. Moveable arms connected by cord through body of doll, small blue wings on either side of neck. (a) china doll with painted features and tiny blue wing like protrusions at each side of neck, wearing full dress of two layers of purple pink tulle ruffles, and matching white silk bonnet lined with purple pink under brim and a wreath of flowers around crown. Marks: carved on bottom of feet, "O'Neill". (b) celluloid doll with painted features, wearing full yellow dress of satin with satin roses at each shoulder, and matching white silk bonnet lined with yellow under brim, with a wreath of yellow flowers and yellow bow at crown. Marks: patent number stamped on soles of feet. (c) celluloid doll as (b) wearing full dress of pink net over underskirt of white with pink ribbon trim at hem, and pink silk bonnet with net crown surrounded by a wreath of pink flowers. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number, heart shaped paper sticker on stomach, "Kewpie Red. U.S. Pat Off." (d) celluloid doll as (b) wearing pleated pastel green skirt embroidered with delicate flower springs and finished at the hem with embroidered scallop shapes. Pleated red velvet cape with three tiers of ruffles, lined with white satin, and having gold cord tie at neck, matching red velvet pleated bonnet. Marks: on soles of feet, patent number.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0027 a-d
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Clothing Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0028%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven …
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- Title
- Clothing Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- (a) is possibly heavily starched linen fabric hat, made in a simple dome with a 3 cm. band, cut but not hemmed at the edges and decorated with a pink plaid satin ribbon which forms a band around hat, tucked down at one side and gathered into a "bow" at the other. (b) is a basketry straw hat woven in a twill fashion with sombrero edge, a blue satin ribbon as band decorated with two blue glass buttons at the front and flowers made of cloth in white and pink at the back. Ribbon ends hanging down as tails behind, and hat is lined with cream satin. Commercially manufactured.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0028 a,b
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Kewpie Doll Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0029%20a-j
- Date
- 1913 – 1918
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0029 a-j
- Description
- A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figu…
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- Title
- Kewpie Doll Collection
- Date
- 1913 – 1918
- Material
- plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of ten tiny Kewpie dolls of celluloid, all traditional Kewpie figures of chubby cherubs standing with arms held out at the sides. Small blue wings at back of the neck, and pointed curl at top of head. Features painted with smiling mouth and eyes looking to one side. (a) unclothed figure (3.5 cm x 6.2 cm) holding red flower tied to wrist, and wearing light green Dutch girl's cap, bodily contours accented with a blush of pink, eyes looking to the right (b,c) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking left (d-g) unclothed figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) with eyes looking right (h-j) figures (3.2 cm x 5.5 cm) wearing ruffle dresses, one white, one pink, one green, two extra dresses, one yellow, one white kidskin trimmed in green.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- playthings
- children
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0029 a-j
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Vanity Set Accessory, Doll
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.0030%20a-r
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- paper; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0030 a-r
- Description
- A collection of doll paraphernalia, mostly, but not all, toiletry articles. (a) a card based, basketry sided, triangular tray, 12.5 cm on side x 2 cm. high. (b) tortoise shell comb with silver plated spine, 9.5 x 2.2. (c) a vanity mirror, silver plated handle and backing, decorated with deep reli…
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- Title
- Vanity Set Accessory, Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1918
- Material
- paper; metal; glass; plastic
- Description
- A collection of doll paraphernalia, mostly, but not all, toiletry articles. (a) a card based, basketry sided, triangular tray, 12.5 cm on side x 2 cm. high. (b) tortoise shell comb with silver plated spine, 9.5 x 2.2. (c) a vanity mirror, silver plated handle and backing, decorated with deep relief stamped brass which has been plated, 10.4 x 5.2. (d) a hair brush, matches c, with similar silver plate relief and wooden spine for bristles, 10.7 x 3.5 x 2.5. (e) ivory cuticle stick, 6.5 x 0.6. (f) plastic comb, 8.0 x 2.0; (g) plastic, bristled toothbrush, 5 x 1 x 1.3; (h) handless hair brush, matches (f) in design, pink flower decorations, 6.8 x 1.5 x 1.6. (i) nail buffer of plastic and leather, cream coloured, 4.7 x 1.5 . (j) tortoiseshell hair comb, two tined, crown shaped handle, 6.2 x 2.5. (k) tortoiseshell hair comb, two tined, squared off handle, 5.7 x 1.5 (l) metal hair comb, three tined, twisted metal crown in semi-circle, 3.3 x 3.2. (m) flat mirror, oval shaped, flower, rose, decorated back, 5 x 3.7. (n) puff box with puff, 2.5 dia. x 1.4 h., decorated with rose motif, puff in box of cotton with ring and ribbon, lower part of box is cracked. (o) brass mesh lady's evening bag with brass top brackets, closeable, and swag handle, two imitation coins inside the bag, 3 x 5.5. (p) leather tubular box with flap top snap held, may have had another purpose, but appropriated for (q and r) two pair of doll's spectacles, virtually identical, yellow circular lenses, granny glass like, with tortoiseshell frames and ear pieces, 7.5 x 2.3.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0030 a-r
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