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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0004
- Description
- A rectangular wooden box, lined with green satin and velvet, fitted inside a sturdy wickerwork basket. There is a hinged leather covered padded lid with a leather flap and a metal clasp which fastens into a plate on the front of the basket. The lid has elastic strap loops to organize contents, an…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 25.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular wooden box, lined with green satin and velvet, fitted inside a sturdy wickerwork basket. There is a hinged leather covered padded lid with a leather flap and a metal clasp which fastens into a plate on the front of the basket. The lid has elastic strap loops to organize contents, and a small elasticised open pocket of green satin at each of front corner of the box. The box contains sewing kit 104.45.0008 and 104.45.0009 which includes various sewing tools, needles, thread, small pieces of fabric, measuring tapes, buttons (some with ornate designs), paper patterns, sequins, a small plastic magnifying glass, a thimble, a length of ribbon embroidered with “P.M” in script, a pocket knife with mother of pearl handle (103.08.0209b) and two cowhide and leather luggage tags which read “Pearl B. Moore Banff Canada”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0004
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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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Tumpline Strap, Carrying
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- 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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