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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1006
- Description
- Shaped wooden handle with a natural bend has a piece of metal inserted into end. Secured with black adhesive tape and skin.
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.5 cm
- Description
- Shaped wooden handle with a natural bend has a piece of metal inserted into end. Secured with black adhesive tape and skin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- leatherworking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1006
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Salt And Pepper Shaker
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1059%20a-d
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1059 a-d
- Description
- Two sets of salt and pepper shakers.a,b) Two blue ceramic cottages with yellow roofs. One shaker has “WATERTON LAKES - CANADA -” and the other “WATERTON PARK - CANADA -” handwritten on the roof.c,d) Two plastic (ivory or bone?) cylindrical shakers with rounded tops, each with the same number of …
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- Title
- Salt And Pepper Shaker
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic; plastic
- Description
- Two sets of salt and pepper shakers.a,b) Two blue ceramic cottages with yellow roofs. One shaker has “WATERTON LAKES - CANADA -” and the other “WATERTON PARK - CANADA -” handwritten on the roof.c,d) Two plastic (ivory or bone?) cylindrical shakers with rounded tops, each with the same number of holes punctured in a star pattern. The side of each shaker is decorated with a totem pole and “BANFF” is handwritten to the right of each pole.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- tourism
- Waterton Lakes
- parks
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1059 a-d
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- Date
- 1983 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1108
- Description
- Grey ceramic mug with one blue line around the base and another under the lip and “Banff Life” handwritten in blue.
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- Title
- Mug
- Date
- 1983 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Grey ceramic mug with one blue line around the base and another under the lip and “Banff Life” handwritten in blue.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- advertising
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1108
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- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScJ.03.01
- Description
- A large wooden rack with multicoloured strips of fabric or hide draped over its rungs. Red background takes up two thirds of painting, brown ground takes up bottom third. The side of another rack is peaking into frame at right. “Drying Rack” and “Cardinal-Schubert ‘85” are written on the rack at le…
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- Title
- Drying Rack
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 72.4 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- A large wooden rack with multicoloured strips of fabric or hide draped over its rungs. Red background takes up two thirds of painting, brown ground takes up bottom third. The side of another rack is peaking into frame at right. “Drying Rack” and “Cardinal-Schubert ‘85” are written on the rack at left and at the upper edge of the ground at right.
- Subject
- indigenous
- households
- Kainai
- Blackfoot
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Fulton, Calgary, 2022
- Catalogue Number
- ScJ.03.01
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- Date
- 1950 – 1966
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1022
- Description
- Handmade wire box trap, spring loaded door. Wood base 27.0x14.7x2.0; 0.2 dia. wire frame and ends attached to sides of base, thinner, wavey wire encloses the box. 21.0 cm long spring attached to both ends. Sliding wire handles each end. 12.5 cm long wire handle centretop, hanging wire hook ins…
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- Title
- Mouse Trap
- Date
- 1950 – 1966
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 14.7 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade wire box trap, spring loaded door. Wood base 27.0x14.7x2.0; 0.2 dia. wire frame and ends attached to sides of base, thinner, wavey wire encloses the box. 21.0 cm long spring attached to both ends. Sliding wire handles each end. 12.5 cm long wire handle centretop, hanging wire hook inside, numerous wire pieces twisted and looped. 4 nails (without heads) near each inside corner on base. Painted on bottom:"Boswell".
- Subject
- households
- pest control
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Lefroy, Calgary, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1022
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Letter Spindle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.1007
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1007
- Description
- Sharp rod mounted on decorative base (resembles a memo holder) 0.3 diameter rod 9.6 long comes to a sharp point, centered on a cast base 5.0 square x 1.2 high. Overall design on base with 4 holes each top centre.
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- Title
- Letter Spindle
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Sharp rod mounted on decorative base (resembles a memo holder) 0.3 diameter rod 9.6 long comes to a sharp point, centered on a cast base 5.0 square x 1.2 high. Overall design on base with 4 holes each top centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Kennedy, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1007
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Stationery Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.06.1017
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1017
- Description
- Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
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- Title
- Stationery Box
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 14.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Leather covered box with lid, pigskin covered box, inside lined in suede, bottom fabric covered. Insidea brass plate 7.5x1.7 wide, plastic tip on end. One end is attached to lid to brace lid open. Surface tear inside box, red pen mark trc lid.
- Subject
- households
- Phillip Moore
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1017
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- Date
- 1988 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1075
- Description
- Light blue, "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988", ordinary long sleeved cotton t-shirt, light blue with black design and printing, back has "Prescreener 1.5" high letters in black, front has "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988" running diagonally with red film strip and black mounta…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1988 – 1988
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- Light blue, "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988", ordinary long sleeved cotton t-shirt, light blue with black design and printing, back has "Prescreener 1.5" high letters in black, front has "The Banff Festival of Mountain Films--1988" running diagonally with red film strip and black mountain climber hanging on side of film strip, the Banff Centre logo with "The Banff Centre School of Management" also in red as part of overall design.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Festival of Mountain Films, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1075
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0056
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, white cotton bag with two short handles, and wooden rods threaded through a casing at the opening. The bag is decorated with an underwater seascape appliqued on the front.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 46.5 cm
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, white cotton bag with two short handles, and wooden rods threaded through a casing at the opening. The bag is decorated with an underwater seascape appliqued on the front.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0056
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