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Tumpline Strap, Carrying
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0007
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0007
- Description
- A long rope of black and white round braided hair with red wool tassels at the ends. The middle section is thicker with a diamond shaped pattern in the braiding and a flat brown and white piece at the centre with pink and red zig-zag stitching over top. There are also red tassels where the tumpli…
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- Title
- Tumpline Strap, Carrying
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 55.5 x 47.0 x 232.0 cm
- Description
- A long rope of black and white round braided hair with red wool tassels at the ends. The middle section is thicker with a diamond shaped pattern in the braiding and a flat brown and white piece at the centre with pink and red zig-zag stitching over top. There are also red tassels where the tumpline becomes thicker.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0007
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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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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- grass?
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0004
- Description
- A round shallow basket with a flat bottom and gently flaring sides. The basket has wrapped coil construction with the coils held together by wrapping two rows at fixed intervals. The basket is flexible.
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- Title
- Tray
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- grass?
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A round shallow basket with a flat bottom and gently flaring sides. The basket has wrapped coil construction with the coils held together by wrapping two rows at fixed intervals. The basket is flexible.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0004
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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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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0091
- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- wood; bark
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0091
- Description
- Small round basket with rounded bottom and curving inward slightly to mouth. Twining technique of light and dark strips of bark over structure of many small twigs shaping structure with small dark diamond shape pattern on light background. Dark twining at rim leaves toothlike structure of upright t…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1850 – 1890
- Material
- wood; bark
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- Small round basket with rounded bottom and curving inward slightly to mouth. Twining technique of light and dark strips of bark over structure of many small twigs shaping structure with small dark diamond shape pattern on light background. Dark twining at rim leaves toothlike structure of upright twigs exposed.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0091
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0092
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- grass; hair; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0092
- Description
- A flat long rectangular bag woven with twisted corn husks twined over a hemp warp with coarser, linen? twined area, 3 cm, at bottom and in band at top alternating with lines of corn husk pattern. Overlaid design of red, pink and white wool triangles outlined in green and yellow on one side, and li…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- grass; hair; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A flat long rectangular bag woven with twisted corn husks twined over a hemp warp with coarser, linen? twined area, 3 cm, at bottom and in band at top alternating with lines of corn husk pattern. Overlaid design of red, pink and white wool triangles outlined in green and yellow on one side, and light coloured pinch waisted shapes outlined in red and pink on other side, a buckskin thong is attached along opening at top in a series of small loops knotted though the weaving.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0092
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0093
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0093
- Description
- Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 14.4 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Small oval basket of coiled construction stitched with brown cedar bark. Large zig-zag pattern imbricated in lighter colour in double row around basket with six lighter triangles hanging up side down spaced evenly around rim of basket which is wrapped with bark.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0093
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0094
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0094
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alterna…
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 17.0 x 20.8 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular basket with high sides larger at mouth than base. Coiled construction of natural brown colour with wrapped looped coil at top and evidence of a single final coil above the loops. Six narrow imbricated bands, at every fourth coil, of alternating light colour and red, and alternating light colour with black. Note: 50% of looped top missing, and just about all of single top band above it missing. Marks: sticker on bottom, "Thompson River Indian British Columbia".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Edith Morse Robb
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0094
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