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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0375
- Description
- Flat bottomed, bowl shaped basket constructed in coil technique from two kinds of plant fiber, a light beige and a dark brown . Patterned in straight line geometric design, finished in a simple overcast stitch, design in brown is similar to Greek key. Handwritten on label on bottom: “Fine Pima Grav…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed, bowl shaped basket constructed in coil technique from two kinds of plant fiber, a light beige and a dark brown . Patterned in straight line geometric design, finished in a simple overcast stitch, design in brown is similar to Greek key. Handwritten on label on bottom: “Fine Pima Graves collection 8413 5.50”
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous, Pima
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0375
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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
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series o…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series of stepped parallelograms, the designs run around upper and lower portion of basket, vertical rib construction with two strands of stitching twisted around each rib.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
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Basketry Cup And Saucer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0372%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow…
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- Title
- Basketry Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow dish of twining technique to match cup with a series of green, pink and red parallelograms imbricated around the edge, which is finished with a lighter colour twining.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass?
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0005
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural grass with a flat bottom and straight slightly flared sides. The bowl is made with coil construction and is very sturdy.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass?
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 12.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural grass with a flat bottom and straight slightly flared sides. The bowl is made with coil construction and is very sturdy.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0005
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Gathering Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.02.0003
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0003
- Description
- Tall woven basket flaring slightly from flat base. Diagonal herringbone pattern made by imbrication of lighter strips over the brown cedar bark with three, nearly black, zig zag lines spaced evenly around. Rim finished with a series of double black squares on light background and a braid of cedar s…
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- Title
- Gathering Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 30.0 x 36.2 cm
- Description
- Tall woven basket flaring slightly from flat base. Diagonal herringbone pattern made by imbrication of lighter strips over the brown cedar bark with three, nearly black, zig zag lines spaced evenly around. Rim finished with a series of double black squares on light background and a braid of cedar strips. Six rawhide loops at top pass through weaving of basket and are tied on inside with another rawhide loop near the bottom on one side of basket. Small rawhide thong tied in loop through rim on one side. Interior of basket undecorated. Rim broken in five places, one rawhide loop broken.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0003
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Minature Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0405
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0405
- Description
- Miniature basket made of woven wood and metal. Basket has a long body and top handle.
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- Title
- Minature Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1. x 0.6 cm
- Description
- Miniature basket made of woven wood and metal. Basket has a long body and top handle.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- miniature
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0405
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Miniature Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0401
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0401
- Description
- Miniature round wicker basket with top handle.
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- Title
- Miniature Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Miniature round wicker basket with top handle.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- miniature
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0401
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Miniature Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0400
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood, plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0400
- Description
- Miniature woven and beaded basket. The body of the basket is woven with wood and plastic thread and there are alternating green and clear plastic beads around the rim and as the handle.
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- Title
- Miniature Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood, plastic
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- Miniature woven and beaded basket. The body of the basket is woven with wood and plastic thread and there are alternating green and clear plastic beads around the rim and as the handle.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- miniature
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0400
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Miniature Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0402
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0402
- Description
- Miniature round beaded basket with top handle. The frame of the basket is metal and beaded with iridescent white/blue beads and faceted metal beads. The beading is in a diamond pattern on the body and two intertwined strands on the handle.
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- Title
- Miniature Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- Miniature round beaded basket with top handle. The frame of the basket is metal and beaded with iridescent white/blue beads and faceted metal beads. The beading is in a diamond pattern on the body and two intertwined strands on the handle.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- miniature
- basketry
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0402
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