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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the righ…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the right, with serrated edges of black-tipped triangles along the sides and narrow black lines between each parallelogram. Between each steplike series on the buff background is an oblique double zig-zag line running from bottom to top of the basket. Lip is finished with three rows of twining of a lighter brown colour, pattern not visible on inside. Paper tag rimmed with metal is attached with cord and wax through lip of basket; no writing is visible.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
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- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0237
- Description
- Irregular shaped bowl made by boiling and scraping the horn of a bighorn sheep. Flattened at bottom to form steady base. Translucent natural colour with lines of dark brown showing in patches along grain.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- horn
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 16.1 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Irregular shaped bowl made by boiling and scraping the horn of a bighorn sheep. Flattened at bottom to form steady base. Translucent natural colour with lines of dark brown showing in patches along grain.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0237
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0003
- Description
- An awl made by cutting the leg bone of an animal in half and carving the bone to a point at one end, leaving the joint end intact. The awl is hollow where the marrow was.
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- Title
- Leather Awl
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- An awl made by cutting the leg bone of an animal in half and carving the bone to a point at one end, leaving the joint end intact. The awl is hollow where the marrow was.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- carving
- animals
- Indigenous
- Plains
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0003
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- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1021 a,b
- Description
- Heavy oval shaped rock, 26.0x20.0x11.0 cm. with a round hole carved into centre, ca. 10.0 dia. at top. Nicely smoothed cavity. One quadrant has been broken off. Pestle is oblong 20.0 long and ca. 9.0 dia. at bottom. Shaped with rim above hand hold.
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- Title
- Mortar; Pestle
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- mineral
- Description
- Heavy oval shaped rock, 26.0x20.0x11.0 cm. with a round hole carved into centre, ca. 10.0 dia. at top. Nicely smoothed cavity. One quadrant has been broken off. Pestle is oblong 20.0 long and ca. 9.0 dia. at bottom. Shaped with rim above hand hold.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1021 a,b
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0105
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0105
- Description
- Large, bowl shaped twist weave basket, ribs protrude .2 -.3 cm. from final row of stitching. Stitching accomplised by two strands twisted around each rib, three separate rows are woven with one stitch around two ribs, possibly to give basket greater stability as well as provide variety in texture. …
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Large, bowl shaped twist weave basket, ribs protrude .2 -.3 cm. from final row of stitching. Stitching accomplised by two strands twisted around each rib, three separate rows are woven with one stitch around two ribs, possibly to give basket greater stability as well as provide variety in texture. Ten rows of dark brown geometric designs contrast the light brown plant fiber background, these panels appear to be made from bark. Ribs meet at center bottom and rise to a slight rounded point on inside. 3.5 cm. diameter in center is reinforced by overlapping stitches binding three ribs each. Marks: on tag attached to rim "Poma B43115 55.00".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0105
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0107
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0107
- Description
- Basket with thin rope loops knotted around upper edge and decorated with twelve horizontal bands. Alternating solid light beige bands with patterned yellow and dark brown. The stitching on patterned bands appears to be random, a coherent geometric design is not distinguishable, rather, the design d…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Basket with thin rope loops knotted around upper edge and decorated with twelve horizontal bands. Alternating solid light beige bands with patterned yellow and dark brown. The stitching on patterned bands appears to be random, a coherent geometric design is not distinguishable, rather, the design depends upon the play of contrasting colours. Bands are approximately 3 cm. wide. Bird cage construction, i.e. framework is devised by horizontal and vertical ribs, the stitching is twisted around the horizontal and vertical ribs binding them together. The thin commercially manufactured rope is knotted at 8-10 cm. intervals on upper edge, presumably for carrying. Rope is broken in several spots. Basket is in fragile condition, a 4 cm. long horizontal tear is 24 cm. from top, random broken stitches, and fastening off has come apart leaving one 4 cm. gap on upper edge. Shape is distorted from original bowl shape, rim has braided finish done with wider, flat brown fibre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0107
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Strike-A-Light
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.07.3001
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3001
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0 x 0.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point 0.8 cm wide. A chain 31.0 long is attached to loop as a wrist strap. Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other illegible word…
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- Title
- Strike-A-Light
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0 x 0.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point 0.8 cm wide. A chain 31.0 long is attached to loop as a wrist strap. Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other illegible words. Tag in CRW's writing: "Helen Scalplock Oct 24 1971."
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Helen Scalplock
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3001
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Strike-A-Light
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.07.3002
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3002
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0x.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point .8 cm wide. A leather strap is looped and buckles on to striker as a wrist strap . Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other ill…
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- Title
- Strike-A-Light
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4,2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0x.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point .8 cm wide. A leather strap is looped and buckles on to striker as a wrist strap . Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other illegible words. Tag in CRW's writing: "Mrs. John Hunter?"
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Mrs. John Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3002
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