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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0020
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0020
- Description
- A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 cm
- Description
- A small basket that is made with natural and dyed straw woven in a checkerboard pattern. The basket has a pronounced shoulder which angles in to a narrower mouth. There is a coiled, flat, straw lid that fits into the opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0020
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0022
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0476
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0476
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pi…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. Pink whale and green canoe with purple and pink figures in it around the sides and purple whales around a pink geometric design on the lid. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0476
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0477
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0477
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. The sides have a design of 5 pink and purple figures in an orange canoe, purple fish, and a large purple and…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- A miniature basket with flat bottom and slightly domed, fitted lid. Woven in bird-cage technique with natural coloured grasses as background and design of bright pink, purple, and green dye. The sides have a design of 5 pink and purple figures in an orange canoe, purple fish, and a large purple and orange bird. The lid has a green, yellow, pink geometric pattern around the edge and at the centre of the dome. Lid fits over lip on basket formed by incorporating a flat ring of wood into the rim. Checkerboard pattern discernible in weaving at centre of base of basket. Found in a brown and blue cardboard box emblazoned with “the Quest” and accompanied by a card that reads “The Quest for handcrafts ltd. BANFF, ALBERTA.” on the outside and has “Nootka Tribe” handwritten inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0477
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0487
- Description
- Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
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- Title
- Trinket Pouch
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular pouch tightly woven from tan, pink, and green fibres. Pouch has two halves with one fitting within the other.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- basketry
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0487
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0597
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0597
- Description
- A coiled lidded basket with straight, slightly flaring sides with a geometric design created with imbrication of black and brown strips over lighter body. Lid fits tightly and has a brown and black woven “x” shape design around a coiled handle. Basket has a foot made of two coils of wicker.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A coiled lidded basket with straight, slightly flaring sides with a geometric design created with imbrication of black and brown strips over lighter body. Lid fits tightly and has a brown and black woven “x” shape design around a coiled handle. Basket has a foot made of two coils of wicker.
- Subject
- indigenous
- basketry
- storage
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0597
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0598
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0598
- Description
- A small coiled basket with lid. Basket is woven from primarily light coloured fibres with a thick band of darker brown fibres around the circumference. Basket narrows to a small foot. The lid is woven in a spiral shape and sinks down slightly in centre. The base mirrors the lid but has a circle of …
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A small coiled basket with lid. Basket is woven from primarily light coloured fibres with a thick band of darker brown fibres around the circumference. Basket narrows to a small foot. The lid is woven in a spiral shape and sinks down slightly in centre. The base mirrors the lid but has a circle of darker weave.
- Subject
- indigenous
- basketry
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0598
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- bark, birch; sinew; nut, walnut
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0007 a,b
- Description
- A small birch bark basket (a) with a thong handle that contains two walnuts (b) connected by a loop of sinew. The two walnuts are labelled by hand, one with “Ed” and the other with “Poil” .
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- bark, birch; sinew; nut, walnut
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 4.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A small birch bark basket (a) with a thong handle that contains two walnuts (b) connected by a loop of sinew. The two walnuts are labelled by hand, one with “Ed” and the other with “Poil” .
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0007 a,b
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0080
- Description
- A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 cm
- Description
- A long cylindrical orange basket-style purse with a lid with a small handle, and a longer, braided, strap for carrying.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0080
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- bark, birch; wood; grass, reed
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0171
- Description
- An oval birchbark pack basket sewn together with reeds. The basket has bent twigs for rim support, and two bark brackets near the top on one side.
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- Title
- Pack Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- bark, birch; wood; grass, reed
- Dimensions
- 28.7 x 25.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- An oval birchbark pack basket sewn together with reeds. The basket has bent twigs for rim support, and two bark brackets near the top on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0171
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