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- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3002
- Description
- Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black ve…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin; plastic
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black velvet, the back is finished with red felt (wool?). Beaded design has blue background with dark red, blue and white corners. There are two identical designs (17.5 x 14.0 cm) in diamond shapes with geometric shapes in green, dark blue, red and orange. Two small diamond shapes with a red cross in the centre separate the two major motifs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3002
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3003
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral …
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 43.8 cm
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral (sic) coloured beads & shells ca. 1950."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 158.0 x 253.0 cm
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Indigenous
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
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Miniature Canoe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.09.1002
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 16.2 x 48.2 cm
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
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Miniature Canoe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.09.1003
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 19.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1033 a-j
- Description
- Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins ar…
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Description
- Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins are in a flat white box that has “Edmee” written in pencil in one corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1033 a-j
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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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- Date
- 1925 – 1925
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0018
- Description
- A large, rectangular, grass linen white tablecloth with wide hemmed borders and small sprays of white embroidered flowers scattered evenly over the surface.
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1925 – 1925
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 176.0 x 215.0 cm
- Description
- A large, rectangular, grass linen white tablecloth with wide hemmed borders and small sprays of white embroidered flowers scattered evenly over the surface.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0018
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- Date
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1013
- Description
- A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
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- Title
- Thread
- Date
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Description
- A pile of embroidery thread of various colours. Some skeins have paper labels from “CLARK’S STRANDED COTTON THE CANADIAN SPOOL COTTON CO. SUCCRS.”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1013
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands aro…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 52.0 (base) x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands around the hat. There are geometric and bird shapes on the coloured bands.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
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